TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2005 - 9
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective March 13, 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  
1.70
75
5.3 89 92   E 06-04-1983
#     Alaska  
6.08
92
7.5 96 98 13 B 03-06-2005
    & Arizona  
1.32
84
4.4 83 74   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas  
2.98
94
5.5 94 100   E 03-26-1983
    & California  
2.83
77
5.9 89 86   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado  
1.48
74
5.2 86 88   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut  
3.03
82
4.6 86 88   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware  
2.46
88
4.2 105 107   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col  
0.97
66
8.6 114 124   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida  
1.31
75
4.5 91 81   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
1.48
76
4.8 106 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
1.30
68
3.0 78 81   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho  
3.59
78
4.4 86 80   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois  
3.09
85
5.9 89 88   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana  
2.49
92
5.2 98 104   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa  
2.47
84
5.0 108 119   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
1.99
76
5.3 92 101   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky  
2.21
80
4.8 82 80   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana  
1.74
89
5.7 96 93   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine  
2.50
87
4.5 93 95   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland  
1.83
81
4.2 95 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts  
3.36
85
4.8 84 85   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan  
4.02
92
7.3 105 112   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota  
2.57
84
4.5 90 97   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi  
1.93
76
6.9 121 100   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
2.65
86
5.9 109 111   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana  
2.97
81
4.4 97 100   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska  
1.77
93
3.8 97 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada  
2.03
71
4.0 83 74   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire  
1.42
77
3.4 79 73   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey  
3.42
89
4.2 77 71   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico  
1.85
83
5.5 93 96   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
2.75
86
5.3 82 82   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina  
2.28
73
5.2 85 78   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota  
2.02
86
3.4 97 94   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio  
2.36
82
6.0 98 101   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma  
1.42
70
4.6 86 88   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon  
3.52
73
6.9 88 90   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania  
3.84
84
5.5 100 94   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico  
3.78
82
11.1 91 92   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island  
3.37
87
4.7 85 88   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina  
2.49
76
7.0 102 109   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota  
1.22
88
3.5 97 102   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
2.01
79
5.5 100 101   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
1.54
71
5.9 90 89   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
1.41
67
5.0 90 86   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont  
2.86
79
3.5 81 77   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands  
1.11
57
2.7 96 40   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia  
1.13
68
3.5 89 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington  
3.01
67
5.8 81 80   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia  
2.66
76
4.9 87 81   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin  
3.61
83
4.7 87 87   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming  
1.79
76
3.7 88 82   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 10, 2005
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 26, 2005
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end January 2005