TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 40
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective October 17, 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   1.72
78
5.7 98 96   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   3.32
89
7.4 91 92   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.76
93
4.5 77 72   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.38
83
5.6 88 103   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.55
75
6.1 89 91   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.30
73
5.0 81 87   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.52
81
4.6 82 106   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.15
101
3.8 84 88   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.18
77
7.5 105 120   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.63
93
4.6 88 85   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.50
81
4.1 85 78   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.40
72
3.0 68 73   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   1.80
76
5.0 90 87   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.34
83
6.0 89 92   E 09-25-2004
    & Indiana   1.73
89
5.0 94 98   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.43
81
4.4 95 107   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.63
76
4.7 83 92   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.79
85
5.3 82 96   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.95
100
5.7 81 95   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.36
87
4.3 84 97   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.60
80
4.1 89 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.63
83
5.3 91 98   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.78
94
6.7 90 109   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.35
74
4.5 90 102   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   2.11
87
5.7 86 86   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.17
85
5.4 93 98   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.44
79
4.6 95 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.31
93
3.4 82 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.86
73
4.2 77 79   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.03
72
3.8 88 79   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.05
90
4.9 81 81   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.71
88
5.4 80 100   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.31
84
5.9 92 96   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   1.99
75
5.2 78 77   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.66
74
3.2 82 78   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.72
84
6.1 98 107   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.38
73
4.5 76 104   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   2.82
74
7.0 81 95   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.00
85
5.5 98 96   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.26
79
10.0 84 80   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.67
92
5.7 107 116   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.19
83
6.4 91 112   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.62
86
3.3 89 113   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.71
83
4.6 77 92   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.64
75
5.7 83 90   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   0.97
58
4.7 83 78   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   1.58
71
3.4 73 91   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.08
43
2.7 50 48   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   0.98
68
3.5 85 87   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.40
68
6.1 79 84   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   1.89
81
5.3 84 85   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.25
83
4.8 84 88   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.00
86
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 October 14, 2004

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending October 02, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end August 2004