TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2003 - 50
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective December 28, 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   1.88 90 5.6 94 100   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   4.84 106 7.5 91 115 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.63 96 5.1 83 94   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.85 94 6.1 110 115   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.26 99 6.5 95 108   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.74 104 5.5 94 119   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.77 104 5.0 111 135   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.17 121 4.2 97 123   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.39 97 6.5 101 98   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.67 95 5.0 94 94   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.70 90 4.3 81 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.82 72 4.2 107 84   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.68 98 5.3 89 100   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.72 100 6.8 101 117   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.92 101 5.1 102 104   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.76 97 4.4 104 122   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.08 113 4.7 90 104   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.90 109 5.6 103 98   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.83 107 5.7 91 93   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.63 96 5.0 111 116   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.84 100 4.2 100 97   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.86 93 5.6 101 130   E 06-29-1991
@     Michigan   3.01 108 7.4 121 127 13 B 05-25-2003
    & Minnesota   1.85 98 4.6 106 117   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.02 86 5.4 78 90   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.43 111 5.2 94 104   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.37 117 4.5 97 95   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.42 114 3.8 105 118   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.46 79 4.9 100 80   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.29 88 4.4 89 110   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.04 100 5.7 95 118   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.87 104 6.0 109 117   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.55 92 6.3 101 114   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.58 93 6.2 93 100   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.99 98 3.5 81 120   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.01 100 5.7 101 121   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.89 121 5.3 117 126   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon   3.73 92 7.6 105 104 13 B 01-06-2002
    & Pennsylvania   3.36 100 5.3 91 106   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.55 84 12.1 100 99   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.45 92 4.6 86 97   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.69 97 6.8 111 117   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.78 105 3.3 113 94   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.86 86 5.6 114 116   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.05 100 6.5 100 120   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.51 89 4.9 79 98   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.26 102 4.1 110 107   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.54 57 4.5 56 88   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.24 92 3.6 92 90   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington   3.55 93 7.1 100 102 13 B 01-06-2002
    & West Virginia   2.44 111 5.8 93 120   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.78 102 5.4 98 112   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.37 103 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 29, 2003
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R  

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