TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 40
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective October 19, 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   2.14 101 5.7 96 109   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   3.78 111 7.9 98 123 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.76 95 6.0 95 130   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.87 102 5.5 101 107   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.41 110 6.7 100 124   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.82 124 5.7 100 154   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.15 116 5.0 116 147   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.24 125 4.2 97 127   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.48 101 6.8 107 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.87 106 5.4 98 112   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.86 107 4.8 92 123   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.94 98 4.1 100 93   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.47 113 5.5 94 110   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.84 109 6.6 101 122   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.11 123 5.1 100 115   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.79 111 4.5 109 136   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.25 130 4.9 94 113   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.11 121 5.9 107 105   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.99 116 7.1 116 124   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.61 111 4.7 106 114   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.97 107 4.4 100 110   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.16 104 5.6 103 147   E 06-29-1991
@     Michigan   3.12 116 7.3 117 137 13 B 05-25-2003
    & Minnesota   1.85 110 4.5 102 121   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.38 100 6.9 101 130   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.60 114 5.6 100 119   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.92 115 4.7 104 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.45 123 3.9 108 125   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.52 101 5.3 98 101   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.40 105 4.2 87 113   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.38 107 5.9 98 140   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.97 115 6.0 109 127   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.76 105 6.2 101 129   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina   2.70 110 6.6 98 117 13 B 09-07-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.87 103 3.6 90 128   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.10 111 6.1 107 145   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.07 138 5.6 127 143   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   3.92 109 8.2 112 128 20 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.63 112 5.5 98 117   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.95 88 11.9 95 106   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.89 99 5.6 112 114   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.73 107 6.6 113 120   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.76 120 3.3 110 94   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.07 98 5.1 102 115   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.21 112 6.6 104 134   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.57 102 5.2 86 120   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.20 116 4.1 107 113   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   2.03 92 5.4 96 180   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.40 112 3.8 95 108   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.40 100 7.6 104 118 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.36 113 6.6 104 137   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.75 112 5.7 105 126   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.14 115 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 17, 2003
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R  

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending October 04, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end August 2003