TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2005 - 31
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective August 14, 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   1.61 78 4.4 78 74   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   3.68 87 6.5 87 84   E 06-04-2005
    & Arizona   1.43 75 4.7 92 79   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.43 83 4.9 85 83   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.29 72 5.4 85 78   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.15 65 5.2 94 81   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.35 80 5.1 104 92   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.87 88 4.0 97 102   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   0.90 69 7.7 96 110   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.20 69 4.1 85 75   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.41 80 5.2 113 106   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.15 63 2.8 84 70   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   1.79 71 4.0 83 74   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.20 79 5.9 95 89   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.77 87 5.1 100 96   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.38 77 4.6 95 104   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.49 70 5.2 94 91   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.70 79 5.7 103 89   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana   1.59 82 5.3 91 81   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine   1.53 85 4.8 109 96   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.48 80 4.3 102 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.39 79 4.7 90 79   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   2.99 95 7.0 101 97   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.42 78 4.0 86 81   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   1.94 78 7.0 118 102   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   1.93 79 5.5 98 96   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   1.54 77 4.4 100 100   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.25 85 3.9 105 95   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.59 67 4.0 90 76   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   0.97 74 3.5 89 77   E 01-24-1981
      New Jersey   2.79 87 4.0 81 67   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.68 81 5.9 103 100   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.19 84 4.9 83 76   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.00 80 5.2 92 78   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   0.73 82 3.4 103 94   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.70 81 6.1 98 96   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.24 64 4.4 88 75   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   2.79 72 6.5 87 77   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   2.88 82 4.9 89 85   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.35 97 11.2 106 91   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.45 86 4.7 88 87   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.23 80 6.4 94 95   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.58 75 3.8 108 108   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.69 83 6.0 111 107   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.31 65 5.4 88 79   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   0.93 62 4.8 90 84   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   1.79 79 3.3 91 73   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.27 73 2.9 111 54   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   0.90 69 3.6 97 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   1.99 62 5.5 88 72   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   1.87 79 4.8 88 78   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.31 83 4.6 92 80   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   0.95 71 3.8 100 84   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 August 11, 2005

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending July 30, 2005
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end June 2005