TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2005 - 8
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective March 06, 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  
1.73
77
5.4 93 93   E 06-04-1983
#     Alaska  
6.04
92
7.2 88 88 13 B 03-06-2005
    & Arizona  
1.32
84
4.5 90 75   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas  
3.00
95
5.6 86 100   E 03-26-1983
    & California  
2.83
78
5.8 87 85   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado  
1.46
74
5.0 84 86   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut  
2.95
81
4.5 83 91   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware  
2.43
88
4.0 90 95   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col  
0.98
66
8.8 125 135   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida  
1.34
77
4.5 91 84   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
1.50
76
4.3 100 84   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
1.30
68
3.2 72 84   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho  
3.54
78
4.8 94 84   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois  
3.04
84
6.0 89 89   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana  
2.45
92
5.3 103 106   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa  
2.39
83
4.8 104 114   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
1.97
76
4.7 88 90   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky  
2.19
81
4.6 76 80   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana  
1.74
89
5.7 91 90   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine  
2.41
86
4.6 88 100   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland  
1.80
81
3.9 86 90   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts  
3.27
84
4.6 79 83   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan  
3.95
93
7.0 92 109   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota  
2.48
84
4.3 84 95   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi  
1.95
76
6.4 110 92   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
2.63
88
5.6 103 100   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana  
2.91
81
4.2 87 91   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska  
1.74
94
3.6 90 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada  
2.03
71
3.7 75 72   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire  
1.38
76
3.3 78 70   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey  
3.36
89
4.5 80 75   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico  
1.85
84
5.2 80 91   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
2.70
86
5.1 80 82   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina  
2.30
73
5.0 79 76   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota  
1.94
85
3.4 89 80   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio  
2.30
82
6.3 103 108   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma  
1.43
71
4.4 77 91   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon  
3.51
73
7.1 92 95   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania  
3.75
84
5.5 103 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico  
3.81
82
10.7 89 89   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island  
3.25
86
4.5 90 83   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina  
2.52
76
6.6 95 106   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota  
1.18
87
3.3 86 106   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
2.00
79
5.1 83 100   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
1.56
71
5.7 86 86   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
1.39
67
4.6 86 75   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont  
2.79
78
3.2 68 80   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands  
1.14
57
3.4 91 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia  
1.12
67
3.3 84 82   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington  
3.01
67
5.7 77 79   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia  
2.63
76
5.0 87 79   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin  
3.56
83
4.8 88 85   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming  
1.76
76
3.6 83 81   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON":     1    
1
    0

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law March 03, 2005
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 19, 2005
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2004