TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 50
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective December 26, 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
5.5 94 94   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   4.46
93
7.3 90 90   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.42
86
4.7 90 77   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.41
84
5.6 84 100   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.49
75
5.8 86 86   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.27
73
4.9 83 84   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.21
78
4.7 85 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.90
94
4.0 90 93   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   1.00
72
8.4 120 131   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.60
91
4.5 90 84   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.41
79
4.2 95 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.28
69
3.2 71 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.06
77
5.1 98 89   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.26
83
6.0 88 89   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.70
89
5.3 101 106   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.40
78
4.8 104 114   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.56
75
4.7 88 90   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.56
79
4.6 75 82   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.70
93
5.5 87 88   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.40
84
4.6 88 102   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.48
79
4.0 88 93   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.40
81
4.6 79 83   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.63
92
6.8 89 107   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.37
73
4.4 86 100   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.77
81
6.3 106 91   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.02
87
5.7 103 103   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.67
78
4.7 97 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.27
92
3.6 90 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.80
70
3.7 72 74   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   0.93
67
3.4 80 70   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   2.68
87
4.6 82 76   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.58
84
5.2 80 92   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.12
81
5.2 81 85   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   1.94
72
4.9 76 75   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.75
73
3.5 89 81   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.59
79
6.3 105 108   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.29
71
4.5 78 95   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   2.79
72
7.2 91 97   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   2.80
82
5.4 101 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   3.97
74
10.1 83 84   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.23
88
4.6 92 85   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.16
81
6.6 94 108   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.62
81
3.3 89 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.59
81
5.1 83 102   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.51
72
5.6 83 86   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   0.98
60
4.6 85 75   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   1.65
69
3.2 66 82   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.26
53
3.6 80 45   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   0.91
67
3.3 82 82   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.46
66
5.6 74 77   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   1.84
75
5.0 86 79   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.20
80
4.9 89 89   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.16
79
3.7 86 86   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 23, 2004

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending December 11, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end November 2004