TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 28
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective July 27, 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   2.27 106 5.7 95 114   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   4.87 107 7.5 98 120 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.91 112 5.9 95 134   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.21 107 5.5 100 110   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.68 116 6.7 101 131   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   2.04 141 5.8 101 181   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.27 125 5.0 119 161   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.21 124 3.9 90 118   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.44 102 6.8 104 106   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.68 110 5.3 96 117   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.93 115 4.8 94 129   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   2.07 98 3.9 90 86   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   3.22 120 5.3 92 108   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.04 113 6.3 96 121   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.25 122 4.9 94 122   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.05 117 4.3 107 134   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.48 141 4.8 94 114   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.36 129 5.8 101 109   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.97 116 6.4 103 110   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.16 114 4.6 106 115   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.02 114 4.4 97 112   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.31 114 5.5 105 161   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   3.33 114 6.9 109 138   E 06-15-1991
    & Minnesota   2.19 114 4.4 97 122   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.56 102 6.7 97 134   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.84 130 5.3 96 120   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.31 102 4.3 93 91   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.57 128 3.9 108 130   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.72 105 5.4 96 110   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.55 125 3.9 82 121   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.30 112 5.7 98 146   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.21 115 5.9 107 125   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.87 113 6.1 100 135   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.87 115 6.4 92 123   E 11-16-2002
  * & North Dakota   1.09 103 3.4 82 121   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.32 108 6.2 106 155   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.22 148 5.5 122 152   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   4.62 121 8.3 110 140 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.88 117 5.7 103 126   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.82 91 12.4 100 108   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.98 101 5.5 112 112   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.84 111 6.3 106 121   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.86 121 3.2 103 94   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.22 99 5.2 100 120   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.24 185 6.6 104 143   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.82 108 5.3 86 132   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.80 125 4.1 110 117   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.53 158 5.3 132 220   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.57 123 4.0 95 125   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.89 104 7.5 100 120 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.63 112 6.1 98 127   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   3.15 112 5.4 100 122   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.60 130 4.1 97 105   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON":     3     0     3

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law July 25, 2003
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R  

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending July 12, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end June 2003