TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 27
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective July 18, 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   1.73 78 5.9 101 98   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   4.62 92 7.2 90 94   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.79 97 5.1 86 82   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.61 82 5.6 91 103   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.77 75 6.3 92 94   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.52 77 5.0 80 87   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.63 83 4.7 83 117   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.99 93 3.8 86 88   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.08 69 7.3 104 112   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.43 93 4.7 88 85   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.52 80 3.8 77 73   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.60 73 3.5 83 77   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.33 73 4.5 80 76   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.62 85 6.2 93 95   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.78 83 5.1 100 96   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.59 79 4.1 93 105   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.81 79 4.7 87 94   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.90 81 5.4 87 96   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.94 99 5.8 86 95   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.90 86 4.4 88 102   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.65 81 4.0 88 90   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.78 83 5.0 86 96   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   3.04 93 6.5 91 104   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.74 77 4.4 89 100   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.08 81 4.9 74 72   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.16 84 4.9 85 89   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.96 78 4.5 95 95   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.34 90 3.6 87 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.08 73 4.3 81 75   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.15 73 4.0 93 83   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.09 93 5.1 85 87   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.94 88 5.5 88 103   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.36 82 6.2 98 101   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.19 78 5.3 81 75   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.82 69 2.9 72 72   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.87 78 5.7 91 100   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.64 83 4.6 82 104   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   3.35 75 6.9 82 90   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.20 85 5.3 92 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.19 83 11.1 90 90   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.67 89 5.6 101 114   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.27 82 6.6 98 111   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.71 84 3.2 91 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.73 77 4.9 87 94   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.72 78 6.0 88 96   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.24 63 4.6 79 73   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.25 79 3.5 77 97   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.01 44 2.3 46 63   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.05 67 3.4 80 80   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.79 68 6.2 81 83   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.15 81 5.3 84 88   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.66 84 4.9 85 89   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.38 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 16, 2004
 
  I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending July 03, 2004
 T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end May 2004