TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2005 - 1
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective January 16, 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   1.67
82
5.5 94 94   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   5.00
94
7.3 90 90   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.36
86
4.7 90 77   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.63
96
5.6 84 100   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.56
75
5.8 86 86   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.32
74
4.9 83 84   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.40
78
4.7 85 100   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.98
90
4.0 90 93   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   0.98
71
8.4 120 131   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.51
87
4.5 90 84   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.44
77
4.2 95 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.28
69
3.2 71 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.48
76
5.1 98 89   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.45
82
6.0 88 89   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.88
89
5.3 101 106   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.65
78
4.8 104 114   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.64
73
4.7 88 90   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.71
77
4.6 75 82   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.71
93
5.5 87 88   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.63
84
4.6 88 102   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.55
80
4.0 88 93   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.60
81
4.6 79 83   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.95
91
6.8 89 107   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.66
76
4.4 86 100   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.84
78
6.3 106 91   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.18
90
5.7 103 103   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.00
79
4.7 97 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.38
93
3.6 90 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.86
69
3.7 72 74   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.04
69
3.4 80 70   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   2.82
87
4.6 82 76   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.66
84
5.2 80 92   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.31
83
5.2 81 85   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.07
71
4.9 76 75   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   1.06
77
3.5 89 81   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.75
77
6.3 105 108   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.32
69
4.5 78 95   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   3.01
72
7.2 91 97   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.03
81
5.4 101 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   3.66
77
10.1 83 84   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.45
86
4.6 92 85   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.34
76
6.6 94 108   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.77
83
3.3 89 110   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.70
79
5.1 83 102   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.53
72
5.6 83 86   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.07
62
4.6 85 75   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   1.99
71
3.2 66 82   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.22
56
3.6 80 45   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   0.97
66
3.3 82 82   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.66
66
5.6 74 77   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.03
74
5.0 86 79   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.59
79
4.9 89 89   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.32
76
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 13, 2005

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending January 01, 2005
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end November 2004