TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2004 - 52
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective January 09, 2005

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 81 5.5 94 94   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   4.83 94 7.3 90 90   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.38 86 4.7 90 77   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.53 94 5.6 84 100   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.53 75 5.8 86 86   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.30 73 4.9 83 84   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.28 78 4.7 85 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.92 92 4.0 90 93   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   0.98 71 8.4 120 131   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.55 89 4.5 90 84   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.41 78 4.2 95 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.27 69 3.2 71 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.31 77 5.1 98 89   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.24 82 6.0 88 89   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.78 89 5.3 101 106   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.53 77 4.8 104 114   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.60 75 4.7 88 90   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.60 78 4.6 75 82   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.70 92 5.5 87 88   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.53 85 4.6 88 102   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.51 79 4.0 88 93   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.50 81 4.6 79 83   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.79 92 6.8 89 107   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.53 75 4.4 86 100   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.80 80 6.3 106 91   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.09 87 5.7 103 103   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.88 78 4.7 97 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.32 92 3.6 90 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.86 70 3.7 72 74   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   0.98 68 3.4 80 70   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   2.74 87 4.6 82 76   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.62 83 5.2 80 92   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.23 82 5.2 81 85   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   1.99 71 4.9 76 75   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.94 75 3.5 89 81   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.67 78 6.3 105 108   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.79 96 4.5 78 95   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   2.92 72 7.2 91 97   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   2.90 82 5.4 101 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico 1/ 3.83 73 10.1 83 84   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.33 87 4.6 92 85   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.24 77 6.6 94 108   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.71 82 3.3 89 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.64 80 5.1 83 102   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.52 72 5.6 83 86   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.03 61 4.6 85 75   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   1.84 70 3.2 66 82   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands 1/ 1.26 55 3.6 80 45   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   0.93 67 3.3 82 82   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.58 66 5.6 74 77   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   1.95 75 5.0 86 79   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.41 79 4.9 89 89   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.26 78 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 January 06, 2005

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending December 25, 2004
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end November 2004
1/ Trigger Indicator as of December 18, 2004