TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 42
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective November 02, 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   2.07 101 5.6 94 105   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   3.82 111 7.9 96 123 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.66 92 5.9 95 122   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.78 100 5.6 103 109   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.33 108 6.6 98 120   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.78 120 5.7 100 146   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.04 114 5.1 115 145   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.18 126 4.4 102 133   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.45 100 6.6 104 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.84 105 5.4 100 110   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.80 103 4.7 90 117   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.91 92 4.2 105 95   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.38 110 5.6 96 109   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.77 108 6.8 103 123   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.00 119 5.3 103 117   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.71 107 4.6 112 135   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.16 126 4.8 92 111   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.98 119 5.9 107 105   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.93 115 6.9 113 118   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.53 109 4.9 111 116   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.91 105 4.4 102 107   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.06 103 5.7 103 146   E 06-29-1991
@     Michigan   2.92 117 7.4 119 137 13 B 05-25-2003
    & Minnesota   1.77 107 4.5 102 121   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.25 97 6.3 94 112   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.49 111 5.6 100 116   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.90 119 4.8 106 104   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.41 122 3.9 108 125   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.47 96 5.3 100 100   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.35 101 4.4 91 112   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.26 105 5.9 98 137   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.90 113 6.1 110 127   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.67 102 6.2 101 121   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina   2.65 108 6.5 97 114 13 B 09-07-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.80 101 3.7 90 132   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.01 109 5.9 103 137   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.02 136 5.4 120 135   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   3.80 106 8.1 112 120 20 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.50 110 5.4 94 112   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.84 83 11.7 95 100   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.73 99 5.2 101 110   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.68 105 6.5 112 116   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.71 118 3.4 117 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.97 96 5.2 106 115   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.14 110 6.6 103 129   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.53 100 5.1 83 113   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.11 114 4.1 107 113   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.93 83 5.0 75 161   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.34 108 3.8 95 105   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.35 100 7.6 104 116 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.26 113 6.4 101 133   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.65 110 5.7 103 123   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.10 112 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 31, 2003
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R  

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending October 18, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end September 2003