TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 18
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective May 18, 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   2.17 101 5.6 94 114   E 06-04-1983
#     Alaska   6.33 108 6.9 97 107 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.69 110 5.7 91 146   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.44 106 4.9 90 102   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.99 118 6.6 101 140   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   2.25 144 5.6 98 207   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.75 135 5.0 121 192   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.85 131 3.7 92 100   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.50 108 6.4 98 103   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.63 111 5.3 94 132   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.91 117 4.6 92 127   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.98 87 3.4 72 80   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.48 113 5.4 93 120   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.62 116 6.5 104 130   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.61 116 4.8 90 126   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.82 117 3.9 102 130   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.60 131 4.7 94 114   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.71 130 5.6 98 114   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.93 115 5.8 95 98   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   3.10 116 4.5 107 132   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.31 118 4.3 97 116   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.97 116 5.4 108 186   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.19 110 6.5 104 138   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   3.06 117 4.4 97 133   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.45 102 6.2 93 124   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.97 119 4.9 90 113   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.49 102 4.2 89 91   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.84 127 3.5 97 120   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.88 98 5.2 82 115   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.95 148 4.2 95 144   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.79 116 5.7 103 162   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.26 112 5.8 107 123   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.29 114 6.1 103 145   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   3.01 118 6.0 88 130   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   2.15 106 3.7 97 132   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.77 109 5.9 105 155   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.06 138 5.1 113 154   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   5.04 118 7.5 92 147 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   4.53 121 6.0 109 139   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.78 89 11.8 95 110   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.80 109 5.2 106 115   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.76 112 6.1 101 132   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.28 111 3.1 88 103   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.47 102 4.7 87 117   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.23 176 6.6 106 160   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   2.13 109 5.5 90 148   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.79 128 4.1 107 124   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.83 221 4.8 160 300   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.73 131 4.1 95 157   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   4.49 106 6.9 93 121 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   3.41 123 5.7 100 116   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   4.20 116 5.4 96 131   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.44 128 4.0 97 108   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 May 16, 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 May 03, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end March 2003