TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2006 - 8
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective March 12, 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  
1.56
81
 3.7 78 66   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska  
5.55
88
 6.8 94 88   E 06-04-2005
    & Arizona  
0.90
62
 4.8 104 90   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas  
2.70
84
 4.6 88 79   E 03-26-1983
    & California  
2.37
76
 5.0 84 74   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado  
1.28
76
 4.8 88 81   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut  
2.83
86
 4.6 95 86   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware  
2.25
86
 4.3 104 107   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col  
0.85
72
 5.7 78 78   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida  
1.08
62
 3.3 76 67   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
1.56
93
 5.2 101 115   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
1.04
67
 2.6 86 68   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho  
2.97
74
 3.4 79 66   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois  
2.76
83
 5.3 88 80   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana  
2.31
89
 5.1 94 96   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa  
2.35
89
 4.3 91 93   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
1.64
72
 4.7 87 82   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky  
2.07
87
 6.4 120 108   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana  
3.10
137
 7.8 139 130   E 02-25-2006
    & Maine  
2.26
89
 4.6 97 95   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland  
1.62
81
 3.9 92 88   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts  
3.01
83
 4.7 95 82   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan  
4.19
99
 6.5 91 94   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota  
2.51
90
 4.1 95 83   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi  
3.52
164
 8.9 127 156   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
2.17
76
 5.0 84 90   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana  
2.72
82
 3.8 90 86   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska  
1.55
83
 3.6 90 92   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada  
1.59
68
 3.8 88 76   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire  
1.36
88
 3.4 94 79   E 01-24-1981
      New Jersey  
3.13
86
 4.5 102 81   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico  
1.54
76
 5.0 90 84   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
2.56
89
 4.9 92 76   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina  
2.28
88
 4.9 94 80   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota  
1.83
85
 3.2 91 88   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio  
2.34
83
 5.6 91 91   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma  
1.13
66
 4.1 89 75   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon  
3.08
76
 5.6 83 70   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania  
3.60
87
 4.6 86 83   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico  
4.12
100
 12.2 112 103   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island  
3.18
89
 5.0 100 92   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina  
2.29
82
 6.8 100 98   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota  
1.05
84
 3.7 94 100   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
1.85
85
 5.4 96 98   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
1.52
84
 5.2 92 80   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
1.00
60
 4.0 85 74   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont  
2.90
94
 3.5 97 81   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands  
0.84
74
 2.3 85 82   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia  
1.01
78
 3.2 91 82   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington  
2.47
68
 5.1 86 71   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia  
2.49
84
 4.5 91 80   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin  
3.45
89
 4.6 95 85   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming  
1.40
70
 3.3 89 78   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 March 10, 2006

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 25, 2006
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end January 2006