TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 36
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective September 21, 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   2.27 105 5.7 96 109   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   3.98 110 7.9 98 123 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.93 102 6.0 95 130   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.05 104 5.5 101 107   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.50 112 6.7 100 124   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.90 131 5.7 100 154   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.30 118 5.0 116 147   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware 1/ 2.30 123 4.2 97 127   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.51 102 6.8 107 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.88 108 5.4 98 112   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.94 112 4.8 92 123   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   2.01 103 4.1 100 93   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.69 114 5.5 94 110   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.96 112 6.6 101 122   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.21 125 5.1 100 115   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.94 116 4.5 109 136   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.40 136 4.9 94 113   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.25 127 5.9 107 105   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   2.07 117 7.1 116 124   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.74 112 4.7 106 114   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.04 110 4.4 100 110   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.29 108 5.6 103 147   E 06-29-1991
@     Michigan   3.18 115 7.3 117 137 13 B 05-25-2003
    & Minnesota   1.98 111 4.5 102 121   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.60 102 6.9 101 130   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.72 115 5.6 100 119   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.00 110 4.7 104 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.52 125 3.9 108 125   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.61 105 5.3 98 101   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.47 110 4.2 87 113   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey 1/ 3.44 108 5.9 98 140   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.14 118 6.0 109 127   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.87 109 6.2 101 129   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina   2.79 112 6.6 98 117 13 B 09-07-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.99 100 3.6 90 128   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.24 112 6.1 107 145   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.19 143 5.6 127 143   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   4.19 115 8.2 112 128 20 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.82 114 5.5 98 117   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   5.00 92 11.9 95 106   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.08 99 5.6 112 114   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.88 110 6.6 113 120   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.83 118 3.3 110 94   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.20 99 5.1 102 115   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.25 115 6.6 104 134   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.70 107 5.2 86 120   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.36 116 4.1 107 113   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.19 109 5.4 96 180   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.48 116 3.8 95 108   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.55 102 7.6 104 118 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.53 113 6.6 104 137   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.96 111 5.7 105 126   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.24 118 4.1 100 102   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 22, 2003

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending September 06, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end August 2003
1/ Trigger Indicator as of August 30, 2003