TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 34
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective September 05, 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   1.80
78
5.6 96 93   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   3.64
88
7.3 91 93   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.89
95
4.7 79 74   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.60
84
5.7 91 105   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.65
75
6.2 91 92   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.40
75
5.0 80 89   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.65
81
4.6 82 109   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.14
98
3.8 88 88   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.16
72
7.5 105 117   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.55
91
4.6 86 83   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.55
81
4.0 81 76   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.49
72
3.0 68 71   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   1.98
74
4.8 87 84   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.48
83
6.1 92 92   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.80
87
5.0 96 96   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.53
80
4.3 93 107   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.74
76
4.7 85 92   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.92
84
5.4 84 98   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   2.05
100
6.1 88 100   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.52
85
4.1 82 95   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.65
80
4.0 88 93   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.73
83
5.3 91 100   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.93
95
6.6 90 108   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.49
75
4.4 88 100   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.35
88
5.6 83 84   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.27
86
5.3 91 96   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.66
83
4.6 95 100   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.36
92
3.5 85 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.01
75
4.2 77 76   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.09
73
4.0 93 83   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.13
91
4.9 81 83   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.90
88
5.4 81 100   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.35
82
6.0 95 96   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.09
76
5.3 80 77   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.76
71
3.1 79 75   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio 2/ 1.87
85
5.8 93 101   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.53
77
4.6 77 106   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   3.10
76
6.8 79 93   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.17
85
5.4 96 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.30
80
10.0 82 80   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.77
89
5.7 105 118   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.30
82
6.3 90 110   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.70
86
3.4 94 113   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.82
82
4.6 79 90   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.72
77
5.8 85 92   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.14
63
4.7 83 77   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   1.84
74
3.4 73 91   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.07
43
2.7 46 57   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.04
68
3.4 82 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.55
68
6.1 79 83   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.06
81
5.3 84 85   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.48
84
4.9 85 90   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.14
89
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 September 03, 2004
 
  I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending August 21, 2004
 T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end July 2004
 2/ Trigger Indicator as of August 07, 2004