TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 18
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective May 16, 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   1.79 79 5.8 101 96   E 06-04-1983
#     Alaska   6.18 99 7.2 91 100 13 B 11-10-2002
    & Arizona   1.61 89 5.1 86 80   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.86 82 5.4 94 100   E 03-26-1983
    & California   3.19 79 6.3 92 95   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.82 82 5.3 88 91   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.24 92 4.8 88 123   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.52 96 3.5 81 85   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.21 78 6.5 95 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.45 99 4.6 86 80   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.57 80 3.9 79 76   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.74 74 4.0 102 83   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   3.71 83 4.7 83 78   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.32 91 6.2 93 100   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.30 88 5.2 104 98   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.41 87 4.1 97 107   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   2.21 89 4.8 90 96   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.27 84 5.4 90 96   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.84 95 5.8 90 95   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.78 91 4.9 100 116   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   2.00 86 4.1 91 93   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.58 87 5.3 91 106   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.17 99 6.7 98 109   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   2.73 88 4.7 97 106   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.96 79 5.2 81 74   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.66 89 5.0 89 90   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   3.11 85 4.3 93 91   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.74 97 3.7 92 105   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.41 75 4.5 86 72   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.63 84 4.1 93 89   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.72 98 5.3 86 96   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   2.11 91 5.6 93 107   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.86 85 6.4 101 106   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.51 84 5.7 89 81   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   1.83 85 3.0 71 81   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.43 85 6.0 96 109   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.84 94 4.9 92 111   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   4.02 81 7.4 92 91   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.95 90 5.3 89 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.11 81 11.2 93 90   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.53 94 5.3 96 108   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.45 87 6.4 98 106   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.14 88 3.1 91 93   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.97 78 5.0 92 94   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.86 83 6.2 91 101   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.64 72 4.9 83 80   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   3.23 89 3.7 86 102   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.00 43 1.7 35 56   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.26 73 3.5 85 83   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   3.52 74 6.3 85 85   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.73 85 5.3 84 91   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   3.74 90 5.1 87 91   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.99 87 3.6 80 90   E 06-13-1987
Total Number "ON":     1     1     0
* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law May 13, 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 May 01, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end March 2004