TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 2
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective January 25, 2004

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   2.04 88 5.6 94 100   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska   5.60 104 7.5 91 115 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.59 94 5.1 83 94   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.12 101 6.1 110 115   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.33 94 6.5 95 108   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.80 98 5.5 94 119   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.06 100 5.0 111 135   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.36 114 4.2 97 123   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.38 93 6.5 101 98   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.60 110 5.0 94 94   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.80 87 4.3 81 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.79 69 4.2 107 84   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   3.39 93 5.3 89 100   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.01 98 6.8 101 117   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.21 97 5.1 102 104   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.15 95 4.4 104 122   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.25 105 4.7 90 104   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.17 91 5.6 103 98   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.87 101 5.7 91 93   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.97 91 5.0 111 116   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.95 98 4.2 100 97   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.18 90 5.6 101 130   E 06-29-1991
      Michigan   3.54 104 7.4 121 127   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   2.23 95 4.6 106 117   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.20 85 5.4 78 90   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.70 113 5.2 94 104   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.95 112 4.5 97 95   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.62 111 3.8 105 118   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.54 75 4.9 100 80   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.43 85 4.4 89 110   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.29 99 5.7 95 118   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   1.98 100 6.0 109 117   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.76 90 6.3 101 114   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.75 86 6.2 93 100   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   1.46 95 3.5 81 120   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.30 97 5.7 101 121   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.81 105 5.3 117 126   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   4.13 88 7.6 105 104   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.71 96 5.3 91 106   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.46 84 12.1 100 99   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.83 89 4.6 86 97   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.34 74 6.8 111 117   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.99 98 3.3 113 94   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.07 83 5.6 114 116   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.06 94 6.5 100 120   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.64 84 4.9 79 98   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.76 96 4.1 110 107   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.33 53 4.5 56 88   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.32 84 3.6 92 90   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   3.94 90 7.1 100 102   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.83 107 5.8 93 120   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   3.37 98 5.4 98 112   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.70 99 4.0 95 100   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON":     1     0     1

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law January 23, 2004
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R  

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending January 10, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end November 2003