TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 48
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective December 14, 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   1.76 86 5.6 94 101   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   4.46 107 7.7 93 118 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.45 85 5.5 88 107   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.78 95 5.9 109 113   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.42 101 6.6 98 113   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.72 108 5.6 96 133   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.77 106 5.0 111 135   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.11 124 4.4 102 133   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.36 95 6.7 106 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.71 98 5.2 96 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.59 87 4.4 84 107   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.84 77 4.2 105 89   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.48 100 5.5 94 105   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.67 102 6.9 102 123   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.89 105 5.2 101 110   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.68 99 4.5 107 128   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.06 115 4.7 90 106   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.90 113 5.7 105 100   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.82 109 6.3 103 106   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.54 99 5.0 113 119   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.83 102 4.2 97 100   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.84 94 5.7 103 139   E 06-29-1991
@     Michigan   2.89 109 7.5 122 133 13 B 05-25-2003
    & Minnesota   1.74 100 4.5 104 118   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.03 89 5.8 85 100   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.36 110 5.4 98 110   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.16 122 4.6 102 100   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.38 115 3.9 111 121   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.45 84 5.1 102 89   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.28 91 4.4 89 110   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.03 101 5.8 96 128   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.84 106 6.1 110 124   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.53 94 6.3 103 118   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.59 97 6.3 95 106   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.83 100 3.7 88 132   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.96 102 5.7 101 126   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.93 127 5.3 117 129   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   3.68 95 7.9 109 112 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.30 103 5.3 92 108   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.61 83 11.5 95 94   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.40 93 4.7 88 102   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.67 99 6.6 111 115   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.71 109 3.3 113 94   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.86 89 5.3 108 115   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.05 102 6.6 103 126   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.48 92 5.0 81 106   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.17 106 4.1 110 110   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.62 62 4.8 64 120   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.24 94 3.7 94 97   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.43 94 7.4 102 110 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.31 112 6.1 98 129   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.66 105 5.7 103 121   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.24 106 4.0 95 100   E 06-13-1987
Total Number "ON": 4 0 4
* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law December 12, 2003

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending November 29, 2003
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end October 2003