TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 36
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective September 19, 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   1.76
77
5.7 98 96   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   3.48
88
7.4 91 92   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.87
95
4.5 77 72   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.54
84
5.6 88 103   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.63
76
6.1 89 91   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.36
74
5.0 81 87   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.65
82
4.6 82 106   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.20
100
3.8 84 88   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.18
73
7.5 105 120   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.58
91
4.6 88 85   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.54
81
4.1 85 78   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.47
73
3.0 68 73   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   1.92
74
5.0 90 87   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.45
84
6.0 89 92   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.78
88
5.0 94 98   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.51
80
4.4 95 107   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.71
76
4.7 83 92   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.88
84
5.3 82 96   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   2.04
100
5.7 81 95   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.46
86
4.3 84 97   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.65
80
4.1 89 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.73
83
5.3 91 98   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.90
95
6.7 90 109   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.45
74
4.5 90 102   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.31
89
5.7 86 86   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.27
86
5.4 93 98   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.60
83
4.6 95 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.35
93
3.4 82 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.98
75
4.2 77 79   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.09
73
3.8 88 79   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.17
91
4.9 81 81   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.85
88
5.4 80 100   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.38
83
5.9 92 96   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.05
75
5.2 78 77   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.74
71
3.2 82 78   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio 2/ 1.87
85
6.1 98 107   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.49
76
4.5 76 104   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   3.03
76
7.0 81 95   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.16
85
5.5 98 96   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico 1/ 4.31
82
10.0 84 80   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.81
91
5.7 107 116   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.26
82
6.4 91 112   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.68
86
3.3 89 113   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.80
82
4.6 77 92   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.70
76
5.7 83 90   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.12
63
4.7 83 78   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   1.77
74
3.4 73 91   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.07
44
2.7 50 48   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.02
68
3.5 85 87   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.50
68
6.1 79 84   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.02
81
5.3 84 85   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.43
84
4.8 84 88   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.08
87
3.7 86 88   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 17, 2004
 
  I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending September 04, 2004
 T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end August 2004
 1/ Trigger Indicator as of August 28, 2004
 2/ Trigger Indicator as of August 07, 2004