TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2005 - 15
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective April 24, 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   1.51 71 5.1 89 91   E 06-04-1983
#     Alaska   5.94 90 7.1 93 92 13 B 03-06-2005
    & Arizona   1.28 80 4.4 84 75   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.69 80 5.3 92 96   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.81 77 5.7 87 83   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.45 69 4.9 84 80   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   3.06 83 4.8 92 87   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.46 86 4.1 102 105   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   0.91 64 8.0 105 115   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.19 68 4.4 89 81   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.37 76 5.0 116 104   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.23 65 2.9 80 76   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   3.43 77 4.2 84 77   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   3.12 85 5.7 89 85   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.41 91 5.6 105 109   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.38 82 5.1 108 118   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.89 74 5.4 94 101   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.14 81 5.1 89 83   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.60 85 5.7 100 93   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.70 87 4.6 97 93   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.83 79 4.2 100 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.47 87 4.8 87 82   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.18 94 7.1 101 102   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   2.71 86 4.3 86 87   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.72 74 7.0 127 104   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.47 77 5.8 105 107   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.92 78 4.5 102 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.73 90 3.9 100 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.88 69 3.9 82 73   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.48 78 3.7 90 82   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.55 91 4.2 79 70   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.85 83 5.6 96 96   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.79 86 4.9 79 76   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.17 75 5.2 89 80   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   2.01 85 3.3 97 89   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.40 86 6.2 101 101   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.35 68 4.4 86 81   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   3.41 72 6.3 81 79   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.88 86 5.3 96 91   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   3.96 88 10.6 94 89   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.52 90 4.4 81 81   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.27 77 6.9 102 107   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.19 86 3.7 102 105   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.89 79 5.9 109 107   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.43 68 5.8 92 87   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.35 66 4.8 88 82   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.99 82 3.5 85 74   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.01 52 2.3 121 44   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.09 69 3.3 86 80   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.75 65 5.4 80 73   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.65 78 5.0 92 83   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   3.70 86 4.8 88 82   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.73 72 3.2 84 74   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 April 22, 2005

# - State "ON" by 13-week I.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending April 09, 2005
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end March 2005