TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 29
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective August 01, 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   1.78 78 5.7 98 95   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   4.25 91 7.2 90 93   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.83 97 5.0 84 80   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.64 83 5.7 91 105   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.73 75 6.3 92 94   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.48 76 5.0 80 89   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.62 82 4.6 83 112   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.97 93 3.8 88 88   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.11 70 7.3 102 114   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.47 92 4.7 88 85   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.54 81 3.9 79 75   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.57 73 3.2 74 74   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.18 73 4.6 83 79   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.56 84 6.1 92 92   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.80 84 5.0 98 96   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.57 80 4.2 93 105   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.79 78 4.7 85 94   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.93 82 5.4 85 96   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.98 100 6.0 88 98   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.76 85 4.1 82 95   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.64 81 4.0 88 90   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.74 83 5.1 87 98   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   3.02 93 6.4 87 103   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.62 76 4.3 87 97   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.21 85 5.3 77 80   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.19 86 5.0 86 90   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.85 80 4.7 100 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.35 91 3.5 85 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.05 73 4.2 77 76   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.12 73 4.0 93 83   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.07 92 5.0 84 86   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.93 87 5.5 85 101   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.32 81 6.1 96 98   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.16 78 5.4 83 78   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.76 69 3.0 76 73   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.93 83 5.8 93 101   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.63 82 4.7 81 106   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   3.28 75 6.8 79 91   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.17 84 5.3 92 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.20 81 10.5 86 85   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.65 88 5.7 105 118   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.30 83 6.5 95 112   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.70 85 3.2 88 106   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.78 79 4.7 81 92   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.72 77 5.9 86 93   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.20 62 4.5 78 72   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.08 78 3.5 76 97   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.01 42 2.6 49 65   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.05 67 3.5 85 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.69 67 6.2 80 83   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.11 81 5.3 84 86   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.58 84 4.9 85 90   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.29 88 3.6 81 85   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 29, 2004
 
  I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending July 17, 2004
 T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end June 2004