TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2006 - 2
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective January 29, 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   1.36
72
3.9 72 65   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska   4.86
90
6.9 90 88   E 06-04-2005
    & Arizona   0.95
64
4.8 104 90   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas   2.51
85
4.7 83 79   E 03-26-1983
    & California   2.17
72
5.2 86 77   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado   1.16
74
4.9 90 80   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut   2.40
84
5.1 110 96   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware   1.99
87
4.3 104 107   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col   0.86
72
6.1 70 82   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida   1.13
65
3.5 74 70   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia   1.54
94
5.3 110 117   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii   1.01
65
2.8 90 71   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho   2.30
71
3.5 77 68   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois   2.34
81
5.4 88 80   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana   1.88
86
5.4 103 101   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa   1.83
88
4.6 92 100   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas   1.53
75
5.0 94 87   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky   1.78
86
6.2 131 103   E 03-19-1983
#   & Louisiana   6.36
215
10.2 178 170 13 B 10-30-2005
    & Maine   1.70
91
5.0 106 100   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland   1.45
81
4.1 97 93   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts   2.50
82
4.8 100 84   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan   3.36
96
6.4 86 91   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota   1.87
87
4.0 88 81   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi   4.14
203
9.5 139 161   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri   1.87
78
5.3 91 96   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana   2.14
84
4.1 93 93   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska   1.36
90
3.7 97 94   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada   1.50
67
4.0 100 81   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire   1.04
82
3.7 108 86   E 01-24-1981
      New Jersey   2.76
87
4.4 100 78   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico   1.41
76
5.1 91 86   E 11-27-1982
    & New York   2.27
90
5.1 92 79   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina   2.18
88
5.2 98 83   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota   1.18
80
3.4 97 97   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio   1.91
80
5.8 95 95   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma   1.11
66
4.2 91 77   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon   2.85
77
5.8 80 73   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania   3.05
86
4.9 87 89   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico   4.12
100
12.6 118 105   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island   2.45
87
5.3 110 96   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina   2.25
83
7.0 100 101   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota   0.77
84
4.0 114 114   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee   1.67
85
5.6 105 101   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas   1.59
87
5.2 88 78   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah   0.88
60
4.1 80 74   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont   2.26
92
3.7 105 86   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands   1.00
77
3.1 91 83   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia   0.90
77
3.4 94 85   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington   2.27
66
5.5 93 76   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia   2.15
83
4.9 98 84   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin   2.78
90
4.7 100 87   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming   1.16
70
3.7 92 86   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 January 26, 2005
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending January 14, 2006
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2005