TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 49
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective December 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   1.62
82
5.7 98 96   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   4.25
93
7.5 93 91   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.44
87
4.7 87 77   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.35
80
5.5 83 100   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.46
74
5.9 88 88   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.26
73
5.0 83 86   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.20
78
4.6 83 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.88
94
3.8 84 88   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.00
73
8.0 114 126   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.61
92
4.6 92 85   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.41
79
4.2 93 80   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.29
70
3.1 68 79   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   1.96
77
5.1 96 89   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.22
82
6.1 89 92   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.67
89
5.2 100 104   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.37
78
4.7 102 114   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.55
75
4.8 90 92   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.55
79
4.9 80 89   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.71
94
5.3 81 86   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.35
84
4.6 88 104   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.47
79
4.1 91 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.37
81
4.9 84 89   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.55
91
6.7 88 108   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.31
72
4.6 90 104   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.76
81
6.1 100 89   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.00
87
5.6 98 101   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.58
78
4.9 102 108   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.26
93
3.6 87 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.78
70
3.8 73 74   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   0.91
66
3.5 81 72   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   2.68
88
4.8 82 80   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.57
84
5.3 80 96   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.11
81
5.5 85 90   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   1.93
72
4.9 75 75   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.67
71
3.5 89 83   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.55
79
6.2 103 106   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.29
71
4.3 74 93   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   2.76
73
7.3 89 100   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   2.76
82
5.5 101 96   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   3.95
79
10.1 87 83   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.20
89
5.0 100 94   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.15
81
6.6 94 111   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.59
81
3.3 89 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.57
80
5.0 81 100   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.51
72
5.6 82 86   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   0.96
60
4.7 85 77   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   1.57
68
3.3 68 86   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.23
51
3.4 70 45   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   0.91
67
3.4 85 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.41
66
5.8 76 80   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   1.81
76
5.2 86 83   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.14
79
4.9 87 89   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.09
79
3.8 88 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 December 16, 2004

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending December 04, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end October 2004