TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2008 - 2
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective January 27, 2008

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  
1.53
99
3.6 97 97   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska  
3.84
84
6.4 96 91   E 06-04-2005
    & Arizona  
1.16
125
4.1 100 89   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas  
2.78
102
5.7 105 111   E 03-26-1983
    & California  
2.66
122
5.8 120 111   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado  
1.05
96
4.1 100 83   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut  
2.35
99
4.9 116 106   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware  
2.06
106
3.5 102 87   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col  
0.87
99
5.9 96 96   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida  
1.61
93
4.4 133 122   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
1.65
109
4.6 100 90   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
1.27
121
2.9 138 111   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho  
2.47
113
2.8 87 73   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois  
2.30
97
5.3 129 100   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana  
2.00
102
4.6 95 88   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa  
1.70
93
3.9 111 95   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
1.35
93
4.0 88 81   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky  
1.87
110
5.4 98 87   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana  
1.14
69
3.7 86 38   E 02-25-2006
    & Maine  
1.74
100
4.9 104 104   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland  
1.62
114
3.8 97 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts  
2.58
103
4.3 82 89   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan  
3.43
98
7.6 107 115   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota  
1.99
106
4.7 114 117   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi  
1.81
61
6.4 92 71   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
1.85
106
5.5 110 107   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana  
2.09
105
3.4 117 94   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska  
1.07
105
3.2 110 86   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada  
2.26
140
5.5 127 134   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire  
1.18
107
3.4 97 97   E 01-24-1981
      New Jersey  
2.83
103
4.3 97 91   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico  
1.50
102
3.4 87 69   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
2.11
95
4.7 111 95   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina  
2.13
100
4.8 97 94   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota  
1.06
87
3.3 100 100   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio  
1.96
85
5.8 103 103   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma  
0.94
88
4.4 110 102   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon  
2.93
105
5.5 101 94   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania  
3.03
102
4.5 95 93   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico  
2.75
74
11.3 114 91   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island  
2.88
117
5.2 101 101   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina  
2.33
102
6.1 92 88   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota  
0.58
81
2.9 90 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
1.54
97
5.0 100 90   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
1.05
78
4.3 91 79   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
0.93
114
2.9 111 76   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont  
2.31
102
4.1 110 117   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands  
1.61
154
4.7 167 151   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia  
0.96
105
3.2 106 94   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington  
2.01
94
4.7 94 88   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia  
2.03
97
4.8 94 96   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin  
2.84
101
5.1 106 108   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming  
0.95
92
3.0 90 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 January 24, 2008

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending January 12, 2008
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2007