TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 12
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective April 04, 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 5.8 101 98   E 06-04-1983
#@     Alaska   6.62 99 7.6 95 110 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.56 87 5.1 86 82   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.32 88 5.6 100 103   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.38 84 6.3 92 98   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.95 89 5.6 93 98   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.63 96 5.0 96 128   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.79 100 3.7 88 94   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.35 85 6.5 97 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.53 102 4.6 86 80   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.78 83 4.1 82 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.79 72 4.2 110 84   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.50 89 4.9 87 83   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.65 95 6.4 96 104   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.71 94 5.2 104 98   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.92 92 4.3 102 113   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.54 96 5.0 94 102   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.61 89 5.5 93 96   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.94 97 6.1 96 98   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.90 90 5.0 104 119   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.22 92 4.3 97 97   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.94 90 5.6 100 114   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.65 103 6.9 102 113   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   3.07 94 4.8 102 111   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.28 84 5.6 84 81   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   3.10 98 5.1 91 96   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.77 98 4.5 97 95   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.99 105 3.9 100 111   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.62 75 4.6 90 70   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.79 86 4.1 91 93   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.97 100 5.5 91 101   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   2.19 93 5.9 100 113   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   3.12 88 6.4 101 108   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.88 85 6.0 93 86   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   2.37 92 3.3 80 91   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.87 94 6.1 101 115   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   2.00 102 5.3 101 120   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   4.55 85 7.5 97 92   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   4.40 93 5.2 88 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.31 83 11.2 92 93   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.90 93 5.2 96 106   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.96 91 6.4 98 108   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.40 92 3.3 100 94   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.33 80 5.3 100 100   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   2.02 87 6.3 94 105   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.93 79 5.0 83 81   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.53 93 4.1 97 110   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.06 44 2.1 38 55   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.47 79 3.6 90 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   4.09 81 6.7 91 91   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   3.22 90 5.4 85 98   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   4.35 94 5.2 91 96   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.26 93 3.9 86 97   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 April 02, 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 March 20, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end February 2004