TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 43
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective November 07, 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   1.65
79
5.8 100 98   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   3.44
91
7.5 92 92   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.63
90
4.5 80 72   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.26
81
5.5 85 101   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.45
74
6.0 88 89   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.27
73
5.0 81 87   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.38
80
4.6 82 104   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.03
99
3.8 84 90   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.11
76
7.8 111 125   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.65
94
4.5 86 83   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.45
81
4.1 87 78   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.35
72
3.0 66 75   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   1.74
76
5.0 92 87   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.24
82
6.1 89 93   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.63
88
5.1 96 102   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.36
80
4.5 97 109   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.57
76
4.7 85 90   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.60
81
5.0 79 90   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.85
98
5.5 80 90   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.26
85
4.5 88 102   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.53
80
4.1 91 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.49
82
5.1 86 92   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.51
93
6.8 90 111   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.27
73
4.6 90 104   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.93
86
5.9 92 89   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.04
83
5.6 96 101   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.36
77
4.7 97 104   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.26
93
3.6 87 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.79
72
4.1 75 78   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   0.95
69
3.7 86 78   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   2.89
89
4.9 83 81   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.62
87
5.4 81 98   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.20
83
5.7 89 93   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   1.92
73
4.9 75 74   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.59
72
3.3 84 80   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.61
83
6.1 100 107   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.32
72
4.3 74 97   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   2.70
73
7.2 85 98   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   2.84
84
5.4 98 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.32
83
9.9 90 80   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.44
91
5.4 105 105   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.10
81
6.4 91 110   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.57
85
3.3 89 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.59
81
4.8 80 96   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.57
74
5.6 82 87   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   0.94
59
4.8 87 78   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   1.46
68
3.3 68 86   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.12
46
2.9 58 43   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   0.93
67
3.4 82 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.33
68
5.9 76 81   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   1.78
80
5.2 83 83   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.10
82
4.8 84 88   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   0.96
84
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 November 04, 2004

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending October 23, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end September 2004