TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 38
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective October 05, 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   2.23 104 5.7 96 109   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   3.82 110 7.9 98 123 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.88 100 6.0 95 130   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.97 103 5.5 101 107   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.45 111 6.7 100 124   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.85 127 5.7 100 154   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.25 117 5.0 116 147   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.27 124 4.2 97 127   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.50 102 6.8 107 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.85 106 5.4 98 112   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.91 110 4.8 92 123   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.98 102 4.1 100 93   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.59 113 5.5 94 110   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.89 110 6.6 101 122   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.17 124 5.1 100 115   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.88 113 4.5 109 136   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.33 133 4.9 94 113   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.20 125 5.9 107 105   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   2.05 117 7.1 116 124   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.67 112 4.7 106 114   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.01 108 4.4 100 110   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.26 106 5.6 103 147   E 06-29-1991
@     Michigan   3.16 117 7.3 117 137 13 B 05-25-2003
    & Minnesota   1.92 110 4.5 102 121   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.51 102 6.9 101 130   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.66 114 5.6 100 119   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.96 112 4.7 104 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.49 124 3.9 108 125   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.58 104 5.3 98 101   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.45 107 4.2 87 113   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.45 108 5.9 98 140   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.06 117 6.0 109 127   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.83 107 6.2 101 129   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina   2.76 111 6.6 98 117 13 B 09-07-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.93 100 3.6 90 128   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.19 112 6.1 107 145   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.12 139 5.6 127 143   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   4.06 112 8.2 112 128 20 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.74 114 5.5 98 117   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.96 90 11.9 95 106   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.03 100 5.6 112 114   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.84 109 6.6 113 120   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.80 121 3.3 110 94   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.15 99 5.1 102 115   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.22 113 6.6 104 134   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.64 105 5.2 86 120   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.29 116 4.1 107 113   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.12 103 5.4 96 180   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.44 114 3.8 95 108   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.48 102 7.6 104 118 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.45 113 6.6 104 137   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.87 111 5.7 105 126   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.18 116 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 October 03, 2003
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R  

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending September 20, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end August 2003