TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 41
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective October 26, 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   2.10 101 5.6 94 105   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   3.76 110 7.9 96 123 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.73 95 5.9 95 122   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.82 101 5.6 103 109   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.36 109 6.6 98 120   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.79 121 5.7 100 146   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.09 115 5.1 115 145   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.20 125 4.4 102 133   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.46 100 6.6 104 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.85 106 5.4 100 110   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.83 106 4.7 90 117   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.93 96 4.2 105 95   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.42 111 5.6 96 109   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.80 108 6.8 103 123   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.04 120 5.3 103 117   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.75 110 4.6 112 135   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.20 127 4.8 92 111   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.03 120 5.9 107 105   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.96 115 6.9 113 118   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.56 110 4.9 111 116   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.94 106 4.4 102 107   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.11 104 5.7 103 146   E 06-29-1991
@     Michigan   2.97 117 7.4 119 137 13 B 05-25-2003
    & Minnesota   1.81 109 4.5 102 121   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.30 98 6.3 94 112   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.55 112 5.6 100 116   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.91 117 4.8 106 104   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.43 123 3.9 108 125   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.49 98 5.3 100 100   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.36 103 4.4 91 112   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.32 107 5.9 98 137   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.93 114 6.1 110 127   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.71 104 6.2 101 121   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina   2.66 109 6.5 97 114 13 B 09-07-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.83 102 3.7 90 132   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.05 110 5.9 103 137   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.04 137 5.4 120 135   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   3.85 107 8.1 112 120 20 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.56 112 5.4 94 112   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.81 84 11.7 95 100   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.80 99 5.2 101 110   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.69 106 6.5 112 116   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.73 119 3.4 117 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.01 97 5.2 106 115   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.16 111 6.6 103 129   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.55 101 5.1 83 113   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.16 116 4.1 107 113   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.97 87 5.0 75 161   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.37 111 3.8 95 105   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.37 100 7.6 104 116 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.32 114 6.4 101 133   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.69 111 5.7 103 123   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.12 114 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 October 24, 2003
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R  

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending October 11, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end September 2003