TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2005 - 40
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective October 16, 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  
1.63
82
4.1 73 69   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska  
2.97
83
6.5 87 84   E 06-04-2005
    & Arizona  
1.36
75
4.6 93 79   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas  
2.31
87
4.9 85 81   E 03-26-1983
    & California  
2.12
71
5.3 85 76   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado  
1.03
64
5.1 92 79   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut  
2.33
82
5.2 108 94   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware  
1.81
82
4.1 100 102   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col  
0.94
70
6.9 83 95   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida  
1.29
74
3.8 80 71   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
1.44
85
5.2 110 108   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
1.08
64
2.7 87 67   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho  
1.49
69
4.0 85 75   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois  
2.07
79
5.9 96 86   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana  
1.69
88
5.3 101 94   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa  
1.32
81
4.5 93 100   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
1.47
75
5.2 94 89   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky  
1.59
81
5.7 107 89   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana  
3.97
159
5.6 98 84   E 03-14-1987
    & Maine  
1.29
86
4.9 108 96   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland  
1.43
79
4.3 100 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts  
2.33
80
4.6 90 77   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan  
2.82
95
6.8 95 94   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota  
1.29
80
3.7 80 75   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi  
2.78
124
6.8 107 103   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
1.84
75
5.2 89 89   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana  
1.29
75
4.4 100 100   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska  
1.18
85
3.9 105 95   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada  
1.50
68
4.1 95 80   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire  
0.90
74
3.6 94 80   E 01-24-1981
      New Jersey  
2.86
88
4.1 85 68   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico  
1.48
80
5.7 100 96   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
2.16
83
4.9 85 76   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina  
1.96
83
5.5 101 83   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota  
0.60
78
3.4 100 94   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio  
1.61
84
5.9 95 93   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma  
1.16
67
4.4 91 75   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon  
2.53
75
6.6 89 78   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania  
2.77
83
5.0 89 87   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico  
4.66
101
11.3 111 94   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island  
2.44
87
5.0 98 92   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina  
2.14
81
6.2 89 91   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota  
0.49
71
3.9 111 111   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
1.60
84
5.6 105 100   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
1.33
69
5.1 83 75   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
0.80
62
4.6 86 80   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont  
1.52
80
3.5 97 79   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands  
1.27
81
2.9 107 53   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia  
0.85
71
3.6 97 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington  
1.82
62
5.7 93 76   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia  
1.84
86
5.3 98 85   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin  
2.13
85
4.6 93 80   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming  
0.73
68
3.9 97 86   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 October 14, 2005

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending October 01, 2005
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end August 2005