TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 26
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective July 11, 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   1.71 77 5.9 101 98   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   4.81 93 7.2 90 94   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.76 97 5.1 86 82   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.60 82 5.6 91 103   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.82 76 6.3 92 94   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.54 77 5.0 80 87   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.64 84 4.7 83 117   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.00 93 3.8 86 88   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.11 72 7.3 104 112   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.42 93 4.7 88 85   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.51 80 3.8 77 73   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.61 73 3.5 83 77   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.42 74 4.5 80 76   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.66 85 6.2 93 95   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.80 84 5.1 100 96   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.63 80 4.1 93 105   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.82 80 4.7 87 94   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.92 82 5.4 87 96   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.92 100 5.8 86 95   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.00 87 4.4 88 102   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.67 81 4.0 88 90   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.81 83 5.0 86 96   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   3.12 94 6.5 91 104   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.82 78 4.4 89 100   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.03 81 4.9 74 72   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.17 84 4.9 85 89   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.06 78 4.5 95 95   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.35 89 3.6 87 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.11 73 4.3 81 75   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.19 75 4.0 93 83   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.11 94 5.1 85 87   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.96 88 5.5 88 103   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.37 82 6.2 98 101   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.20 80 5.3 81 75   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.89 71 2.9 72 72   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.96 80 5.7 91 100   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.66 83 4.6 82 104   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   3.39 76 6.9 82 90   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.22 88 5.3 92 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.16 85 11.1 90 90   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.70 90 5.6 101 114   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.27 84 6.6 98 111   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.73 83 3.2 91 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.72 78 4.9 87 94   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.72 78 6.0 88 96   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.24 64 4.6 79 73   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.35 81 3.5 77 97   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   0.99 44 2.3 46 63   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.06 68 3.4 80 80   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.86 68 6.2 81 83   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.19 83 5.3 84 88   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.74 86 4.9 85 89   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.44 86 3.5 77 83   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON":     0     0     0

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
 & - State does not have T.U.R option in law July 08, 2004
 
  I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending June 26, 2004
 T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end May 2004