TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 8
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective March 09, 2003

INDICATORS STATUS
13 Weeks
Insured
Unemployment
Rate
Percent
of Prior
2 Years
3 months
S.A.
T.U.R.
Percent of prior Periods
Year Second
Year
Available
Weeks
Begin Date(B)
End Date(E)

    & Alabama   2.42 102 5.8 98 123   E 06-04-1983
#@     Alaska   6.45 104 7.0 114 106 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.57 112 5.7 103 150   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.88 107 5.1 94 110   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.86 118 6.5 108 135   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   2.09 142 5.3 110 196   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.77 137 4.4 112 191   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.77 123 4.0 117 102   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.55 114 6.3 95 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.65 110 5.2 91 140   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   2.08 118 4.7 106 130   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   2.01 85 4.0 71 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.64 109 5.6 105 114   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.63 116 6.6 111 143   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.68 110 4.9 96 158   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.95 113 4.0 108 137   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.63 127 4.6 104 115   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.85 126 5.1 83 115   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   2.00 114 6.1 93 103   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.92 114 4.4 102 129   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.32 122 4.0 90 100   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.98 121 5.2 120 200   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.12 109 5.7 93 146   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   3.00 117 3.9 100 111   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.75 108 6.7 106 124   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   3.15 120 5.0 102 121   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.63 109 4.3 93 89   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.86 125 3.3 100 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   3.05 94 4.7 70 109   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.94 150 4.7 120 180   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.72 116 5.6 116 151   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.25 116 5.9 118 125   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.31 114 6.0 107 136   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   3.32 120 6.2 96 151   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   2.31 101 3.3 113 113   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.80 109 5.5 117 141   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.01 137 4.4 97 141   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   5.08 114 7.1 93 147 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   4.63 120 5.7 114 132   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.85 91 11.8 101 121   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.89 110 5.2 106 123   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   3.15 112 6.0 100 157   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.37 108 2.8 73 112   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.72 102 4.5 91 109   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.26 164 6.3 112 157   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   2.21 111 5.4 101 154   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.77 135 4.0 97 129   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.86 211 7.8 139 339   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.83 137 3.9 88 177   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   4.72 109 6.7 93 121 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   3.66 125 6.0 130 109   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   4.36 118 5.1 106 137   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.46 126 4.2 102 107   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON": 3 1 2

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law March 07, 2003

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R
# - State "ON" by 13-week I.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 22, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2002