TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 16
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective May 04, 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   2.22 101 5.7 98 118   E 06-04-1983
#@     Alaska   6.52 107 7.4 107 113 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.65 109 5.7 93 150   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.53 105 5.1 94 108   E 03-26-1983
    & California   4.00 117 6.7 104 142   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   2.26 143 5.6 100 215   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.87 136 4.8 120 200   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.97 131 3.8 97 97   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.54 112 6.4 98 103   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.64 111 5.3 92 135   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.94 118 4.8 97 137   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.97 85 3.5 71 85   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.67 111 5.6 98 121   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.74 116 6.5 106 132   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.71 113 4.9 94 136   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   3.00 118 4.0 108 137   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.65 129 4.8 97 117   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.81 128 5.5 94 117   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.94 114 5.8 93 96   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   3.20 116 4.6 109 139   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.38 119 4.2 95 110   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   4.09 117 5.4 110 200   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.33 109 6.3 103 143   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   3.19 117 4.3 97 130   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.52 103 6.5 100 132   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   3.10 118 5.1 96 118   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.67 103 4.3 93 91   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.91 126 3.5 100 120   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.90 96 5.0 76 113   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   2.01 150 4.4 102 157   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.87 116 5.7 105 162   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.28 112 5.7 107 121   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.36 113 6.3 106 150   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   3.09 119 6.2 91 140   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   2.37 106 3.7 100 132   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.88 109 5.7 107 150   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.06 136 4.9 111 153   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   5.10 116 7.4 91 151 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   4.67 121 6.1 112 145   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.71 87 11.9 100 113   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   4.00 109 5.3 108 123   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.84 112 6.2 105 144   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.39 112 3.1 86 106   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.58 102 4.8 90 120   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.24 173 6.5 106 162   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   2.20 109 5.6 93 160   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.88 129 3.9 102 121   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.85 221 5.5 144 343   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.79 132 4.0 93 166   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   4.61 106 6.8 93 121 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   3.63 125 5.8 107 113   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   4.41 116 5.5 101 137   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.55 128 4.1 100 107   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 May 02, 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 April 19, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end February 2003