TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2005 - 51
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective January 01, 2006

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  
1.44
82
4.1 74 68   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska  
4.17
86
6.9 92 89   E 06-04-2005
    & Arizona  
1.03
68
4.9 104 90   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas  
2.39
89
4.9 87 81   E 03-26-1983
    & California  
2.04
70
5.2 86 76   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado  
1.08
72
5.1 94 83   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut  
2.09
83
5.2 110 96   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware  
1.80
88
4.2 102 105   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col  
0.87
74
6.1 70 83   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida  
1.18
68
3.5 74 68   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
1.48
95
5.4 112 117   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
1.00
65
2.8 90 71   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho  
1.72
69
3.6 80 69   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois  
2.05
82
5.5 90 80   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana  
1.59
86
5.4 103 101   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa  
1.43
87
4.6 92 102   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
1.42
77
5.1 94 89   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky  
1.52
87
6.0 125 98   E 03-19-1983
#   & Louisiana  
8.73
245
11.9 208 198 13 B 10-30-2005
    & Maine  
1.37
86
5.2 110 101   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland  
1.33
80
4.1 97 91   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts  
2.17
81
4.8 100 82   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan  
2.76
96
6.4 88 90   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota  
1.44
85
3.8 84 77   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi  
4.74
249
9.5 139 158   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
1.66
75
5.2 89 94   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana  
1.63
80
4.4 100 100   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska  
1.18
86
3.8 100 97   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada  
1.45
67
4.1 100 82   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire  
0.83
73
3.9 111 88   E 01-24-1981
      New Jersey  
2.52
87
4.3 95 75   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico  
1.35
77
5.3 94 89   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
2.05
87
5.2 94 81   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina  
2.02
88
5.4 100 85   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota  
0.75
78
3.5 100 100   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio  
1.60
87
5.8 93 95   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma  
1.09
67
4.3 91 78   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon  
2.54
76
5.9 80 73   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania  
2.64
84
4.9 87 87   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico  
4.42
96
12.2 119 100   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island  
2.08
87
5.5 112 100   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina  
2.09
78
6.9 98 100   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota  
0.56
75
4.0 114 114   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
1.52
87
5.5 103 98   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
1.54
86
5.3 88 80   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
0.79
62
4.4 86 80   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont  
1.71
84
3.7 108 84   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands  
1.20
87
3.7 102 82   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia  
0.81
75
3.5 97 87   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington  
2.01
65
5.6 93 76   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia  
1.87
85
5.2 100 88   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin  
2.22
86
4.6 97 85   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming  
0.93
70
4.1 97 93   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 December 29, 2005
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending December 17, 2005
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end November 2005