TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2005 - 17
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective May 08, 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   1.46
71
5.1 89 91   E 06-04-1983
#     Alaska   5.73
89
7.1 93 92 13 B 03-06-2005
    & Arizona   1.28
78
4.4 84 75   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.57
80
5.3 92 96   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.76
76
5.7 87 83   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.41
68
4.9 84 80   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.97
83
4.8 92 87   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   2.33
84
4.1 102 105   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   0.88
64
8.0 105 115   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.17
67
4.4 89 81   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.35
76
5.0 116 104   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.21
65
2.9 80 76   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   3.21
75
4.2 84 77   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.98
84
5.7 89 85   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   2.27
90
5.6 105 109   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   2.19
80
5.1 108 118   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.78
72
5.4 94 101   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   2.04
79
5.1 89 83   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.56
84
5.7 100 93   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   2.63
87
4.6 97 93   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.77
79
4.2 100 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   3.35
86
4.8 87 82   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   4.03
94
7.1 101 102   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   2.60
86
4.3 86 87   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.64
73
7.0 127 104   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   2.31
76
5.8 105 107   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.70
76
4.5 102 102   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.63
88
3.9 100 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.81
67
3.9 82 73   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.42
78
3.7 90 82   E 01-24-1981
    & New Jersey   3.45
90
4.2 79 70   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.81
82
5.6 96 96   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.72
85
4.9 79 76   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.12
75
5.2 89 80   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   1.79
84
3.3 97 89   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   2.30
85
6.2 101 101   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.30
66
4.4 86 81   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   3.31
72
6.3 81 79   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.72
85
5.3 96 91   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   3.96
90
10.6 94 89   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   3.41
90
4.4 81 81   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.20
77
6.9 102 107   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   1.09
85
3.7 102 105   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.81
79
5.9 109 107   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.38
67
5.8 92 87   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   1.27
65
4.8 88 82   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.94
82
3.5 85 74   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   0.99
52
2.3 121 44   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   1.06
69
3.3 86 80   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.62
64
5.4 80 73   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.50
78
5.0 92 83   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   3.51
85
4.8 88 82   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.62
71
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 May 05, 2005
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending April 23, 2005
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end March 2005