TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 20
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective June 01, 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   2.15 102 5.7 96 116   E 06-04-1983
#@     Alaska   6.08 108 7.0 95 111 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.73 111 5.9 95 143   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.35 106 5.1 92 104   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.97 118 6.7 101 139   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   2.22 145 5.7 98 196   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.62 134 5.2 126 192   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.70 133 4.0 95 114   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.50 107 6.8 104 109   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.63 112 5.3 94 126   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.89 117 4.6 92 127   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   2.00 88 3.5 76 81   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.23 115 5.4 93 114   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.48 116 6.5 101 127   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.50 117 4.9 92 128   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.63 117 4.0 102 129   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.54 132 4.7 94 114   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.61 130 5.7 100 111   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.91 116 6.1 100 103   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.94 116 4.6 109 127   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.23 116 4.4 97 115   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.82 116 5.5 107 177   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.00 111 6.6 104 137   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   2.88 116 4.4 97 129   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.41 102 6.2 92 121   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.86 120 4.9 89 111   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.27 101 4.1 87 89   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.76 128 3.7 102 123   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.85 100 5.4 90 114   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.87 146 4.0 88 129   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.67 116 5.8 101 161   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.24 113 5.9 109 125   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.19 114 6.1 101 141   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.96 118 6.1 88 127   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   1.90 107 3.6 92 128   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.64 108 6.2 106 163   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.06 140 5.1 113 145   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   4.98 120 7.6 96 140 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   4.36 121 5.9 107 137   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.87 90 12.2 96 109   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.60 108 5.3 108 112   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.71 112 6.1 101 124   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.16 112 3.1 91 96   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.37 102 4.8 88 120   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.22 180 6.6 104 157   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   2.05 109 5.5 88 144   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.61 128 4.1 107 120   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.80 215 4.5 145 300   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.68 129 4.2 97 150   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   4.37 105 7.1 94 120 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   3.23 122 5.9 100 120   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   3.95 116 5.4 96 125   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.29 130 4.0 95 105   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 30, 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 17, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end April 2003