TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2005 - 7
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective February 27, 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   1.72
76
5.4 93 93   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   5.95
93
7.2 88 88   E 06-05-2004
    & Arizona   1.33
85
4.5 90 75   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.98
96
5.6 86 100   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.77
77
5.8 87 85   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.45
74
5.0 84 86   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.88
81
4.5 83 91   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.38
90
4.0 90 95   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   0.99
68
8.8 125 135   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.35
78
4.5 91 84   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.49
76
4.3 100 84   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.30
68
3.2 72 84   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   3.43
78
4.8 94 84   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.96
85
6.0 89 89   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.38
92
5.3 103 106   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.30
83
4.8 104 114   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.94
76
4.7 88 90   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.12
80
4.6 76 80   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.74
90
5.7 91 90   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.31
87
4.6 88 100   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.77
81
3.9 86 90   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.19
84
4.6 79 83   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   3.84
93
7.0 92 109   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   2.38
83
4.3 84 95   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.94
77
6.4 110 92   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.59
89
5.6 103 100   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.82
81
4.2 87 91   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.69
94
3.6 90 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   2.02
71
3.7 75 72   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.33
75
3.3 78 70   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.28
89
4.5 80 75   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.82
83
5.2 80 91   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.68
87
5.1 80 82   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.27
73
5.0 79 76   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   1.84
84
3.4 89 80   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.24
82
6.3 103 108   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.42
71
4.4 77 91   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   3.46
73
7.1 92 95   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.68
84
5.5 103 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   3.75
81
10.7 89 89   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.14
87
4.5 90 83   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.50
75
6.6 95 106   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.13
87
3.3 86 106   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.97
79
5.1 83 100   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.56
72
5.7 86 86   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.36
67
4.6 86 75   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.70
77
3.2 68 80   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.15
58
3.4 91 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.10
68
3.3 84 82   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.99
67
5.7 77 79   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.57
76
5.0 87 79   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   3.44
83
4.8 88 85   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.71
75
3.6 83 81   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 February 24, 2005

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 12, 2005
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2004