TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 13
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective April 13, 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   2.36 99 5.8 100 123   E 06-04-1983
#@     Alaska   6.85 108 7.8 114 118 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.61 107 5.9 100 155   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.76 106 5.2 96 113   E 03-26-1983
    & California   4.01 116 6.7 106 142   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   2.22 139 5.7 105 219   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.98 134 4.7 117 204   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   3.04 126 4.0 108 102   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.59 115 6.3 96 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.64 110 5.3 92 139   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   2.04 116 5.0 104 142   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   2.00 86 3.8 73 92   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.91 110 5.9 105 125   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.83 115 6.6 110 137   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.85 112 4.9 94 144   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   3.16 116 4.0 108 137   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.76 129 5.0 106 121   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   3.04 128 5.4 93 120   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.99 114 5.9 95 98   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   3.28 115 4.7 111 142   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.43 118 4.2 95 110   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   4.22 117 5.4 114 207   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.47 108 6.2 101 147   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   3.27 117 4.3 102 126   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.68 105 6.8 104 136   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   3.30 118 5.4 103 131   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.89 107 4.5 95 93   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.97 125 3.5 102 116   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.96 94 4.9 74 113   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   2.06 149 4.8 114 177   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.95 116 5.8 111 161   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.32 113 5.6 107 119   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.42 113 6.3 108 146   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   3.23 117 6.4 95 152   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   2.57 106 3.9 111 130   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.99 109 5.6 109 143   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.07 134 4.7 106 151   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   5.19 115 7.4 92 157 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   4.88 121 6.0 113 142   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.96 91 11.9 103 117   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   4.21 111 5.3 108 126   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   3.01 109 6.3 106 157   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.48 109 2.9 80 103   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.78 103 4.8 92 120   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.25 168 6.5 110 162   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   2.30 111 5.9 101 168   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.95 130 3.8 100 118   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.93 220 6.7 142 352   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.87 133 3.9 92 169   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   4.72 107 6.9 94 125 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   3.85 124 5.9 113 111   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   4.59 117 5.6 107 147   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.64 126 4.2 102 107   E 06-13-1987
Total Number "ON":     3     1     3      
* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law April 11, 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 March 29, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end January 2003