TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 35
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective September 14, 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   2.29 105 5.7 95 111   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   4.05 109 7.7 98 122 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.95 104 6.0 95 133   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.07 104 5.5 101 107   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.52 113 6.7 100 128   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.91 132 5.7 100 167   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.32 119 5.0 116 151   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.30 123 3.9 90 121   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.50 102 6.5 101 98   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.87 109 5.3 96 115   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.95 113 4.9 94 128   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   2.02 103 4.0 95 88   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.73 115 5.3 92 108   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.97 111 6.3 96 118   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.23 125 5.0 96 119   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.96 116 4.4 107 133   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.43 138 4.9 96 116   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.27 126 5.9 105 107   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   2.08 117 6.8 109 117   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.78 113 4.6 106 115   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.05 111 4.5 102 112   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.30 109 5.5 103 152   E 06-29-1991
@     Michigan   3.19 115 7.1 114 139 13 B 05-25-2003
    & Minnesota   2.00 112 4.5 102 125   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.64 102 6.9 101 132   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.73 116 5.5 98 122   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.01 109 4.5 97 97   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.54 126 3.9 108 130   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.62 105 5.4 96 108   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.48 112 4.0 85 117   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.44 108 5.8 98 145   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.17 117 6.0 109 127   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.87 109 6.1 100 132   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina   2.80 113 6.5 95 120 13 B 09-07-2003
  * & North Dakota   1.02 101 3.5 85 129   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.25 111 6.2 106 151   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.22 144 5.6 124 151   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   4.25 116 8.3 112 133 20 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.84 114 5.7 101 123   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.88 90 12.2 97 109   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.09 99 5.6 114 112   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.88 109 6.6 113 122   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.85 121 3.2 106 91   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.21 99 5.2 101 118   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.26 180 6.6 104 140   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.71 107 5.3 88 126   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.39 117 4.1 107 113   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.28 116 5.8 123 200   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.49 117 3.9 95 114   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.59 102 7.6 102 120 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.55 113 6.3 100 131   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.98 110 5.5 103 122   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.27 119 4.1 97 102   E 06-13-1987
Total Number "ON":     5     0     5
* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law September 12, 2003
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R  

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending August 30, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end July 2003