TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 16
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective May 02, 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   1.86 80 5.8 101 96   E 06-04-1983
#@     Alaska   6.41 100 7.2 91 100 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.59 88 5.1 86 80   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   3.00 83 5.4 94 100   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.27 81 6.3 92 95   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.88 84 5.3 88 91   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.37 93 4.8 88 123   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.65 98 3.5 81 85   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.25 80 6.5 95 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.47 100 4.6 86 80   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.62 82 3.9 79 76   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.75 73 4.0 102 83   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   4.02 85 4.7 83 78   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.48 92 6.2 93 100   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.45 90 5.2 104 98   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.62 90 4.1 97 107   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.32 92 4.8 90 96   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.38 85 5.4 90 96   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.86 95 5.8 90 95   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.90 92 4.9 100 116   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.10 88 4.1 91 93   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.76 88 5.3 91 106   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.38 100 6.7 98 109   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   2.92 91 4.7 97 106   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.04 80 5.2 81 74   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.84 91 5.0 89 90   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.38 89 4.3 93 91   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.84 99 3.7 92 105   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.49 76 4.5 86 72   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.71 85 4.1 93 89   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.84 98 5.3 86 96   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   2.14 92 5.6 93 107   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.98 86 6.4 101 106   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.64 85 5.7 89 81   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   2.10 88 3.0 71 81   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.56 87 6.0 96 109   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.89 97 4.9 92 111   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   4.19 82 7.4 92 91   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   4.14 92 5.3 89 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.16 82 11.2 93 90   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.71 94 5.3 96 108   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.59 89 6.4 98 106   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.26 90 3.1 91 93   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   2.08 78 5.0 92 94   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.91 85 6.2 91 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.75 75 4.9 83 80   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.34 90 3.7 86 102   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.02 43 1.7 35 56   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.33 76 3.5 85 83   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   3.70 76 6.3 85 85   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.93 87 5.3 84 91   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   4.01 92 5.1 87 91   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   2.10 88 3.6 80 90   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 29, 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 April 17, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end March 2004