TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 7
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective February 29, 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   2.09 84 5.7 96 98   E 06-04-1983
#@     Alaska   6.35 101 7.5 90 113 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.56 89 4.9 81 85   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.35 97 5.9 109 109   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.34 87 6.5 95 106   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.90 93 5.6 96 112   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.40 97 5.0 108 128   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.63 107 4.1 95 117   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.38 90 6.7 104 103   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.56 104 4.8 90 85   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.83 84 4.2 79 91   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.79 69 4.2 107 79   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.24 91 5.0 84 92   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.43 96 6.6 98 111   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.55 94 5.0 100 98   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.66 94 4.4 104 118   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.48 101 4.7 90 102   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.47 90 5.5 100 93   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.95 98 5.6 90 90   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.51 90 5.0 106 119   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.15 96 4.2 100 97   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.65 91 5.6 101 124   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.24 104 7.3 117 121   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   2.80 95 4.7 109 114   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.31 84 5.3 75 84   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   3.05 107 5.1 92 100   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.58 105 4.3 91 91   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.88 108 3.7 102 112   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.62 74 4.7 95 71   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.64 85 4.3 86 104   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.70 100 5.5 91 110   E 06-19-1982
    & New Mexico   2.12 95 5.9 109 113   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.00 88 6.2 98 110   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.88 85 6.1 92 95   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   2.12 95 3.3 78 103   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.69 96 5.8 103 118   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.02 107 5.3 115 123   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   4.48 86 7.4 101 97   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   4.22 95 5.2 88 100   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.29 80 11.9 99 100   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.45 91 4.8 88 97   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   3.06 93 6.7 108 113   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.28 95 3.3 117 91   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.26 81 5.7 116 114   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.06 90 6.4 98 112   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.86 81 4.8 77 87   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.26 94 4.0 108 105   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.13 47 3.7 47 66   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.43 81 3.6 92 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   4.20 85 6.9 98 97   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   3.23 99 5.6 90 114   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   4.05 96 5.2 92 104   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.11 97 4.0 93 100   E 06-13-1987
Total Number "ON":     1     1     1
* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law February 27, 2004
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R

# - State "ON" by 13-week I.U.R

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 014 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2003