TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 9
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective March 14, 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   2.13 85 5.9 101 100   E 06-04-1983
#@     Alaska   6.50 100 7.8 97 114 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.54 87 5.0 84 83   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.36 96 6.0 107 113   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.39 86 6.4 94 101   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.93 91 5.8 98 105   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.53 97 5.2 104 133   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.73 104 4.1 97 107   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.37 88 6.8 103 104   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.55 103 4.7 88 82   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.81 84 4.3 86 87   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.79 71 4.3 113 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.41 91 5.0 87 87   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.56 96 6.5 98 108   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.66 95 5.1 104 98   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.81 94 4.4 104 118   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.53 99 5.1 96 106   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.54 89 5.7 98 98   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.96 98 6.2 98 98   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.70 90 5.1 108 121   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.20 95 4.4 102 100   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.82 91 5.7 101 121   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.44 104 7.3 112 119   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   2.96 94 4.9 106 116   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.31 85 5.7 83 85   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   3.13 105 5.2 92 100   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.71 102 4.7 102 100   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.96 107 4.0 105 117   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.63 74 4.7 92 71   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.73 87 4.1 89 97   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.84 100 5.6 93 107   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   2.15 94 6.2 106 121   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.08 89 6.4 101 110   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.90 85 6.1 93 89   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   2.28 94 3.5 83 100   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.80 95 6.2 105 121   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.01 104 5.5 110 125   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   4.53 86 7.7 101 96   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   4.36 94 5.2 89 96   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.36 84 12.1 100 104   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.70 92 5.1 94 102   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   3.03 93 6.6 103 111   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.35 94 3.5 109 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.30 80 5.7 109 109   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.04 89 6.5 97 110   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.91 80 5.2 85 89   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.40 94 4.4 104 118   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.06 44 2.8 41 59   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.45 80 3.8 95 90   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   4.20 84 7.1 97 97   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   3.26 95 5.5 88 105   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   4.19 96 5.3 92 100   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.19 95 4.2 95 105   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 March 12, 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 28, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end January 2004