TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2008 - 8
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective March 09, 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  
1.64
103
 3.6 97 97   E 06-04-1983
      Alaska  
4.62
88
 6.4 96 91   E 06-04-2005
    & Arizona  
1.22
133
 4.1 100 89   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas  
2.93
102
 5.7 105 111   E 03-26-1983
    & California  
3.01
124
 5.8 120 111   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado  
1.25
101
 4.1 100 83   E 01-24-1981
      Connecticut  
2.84
101
 4.9 116 106   E 01-24-1981
  * & Delaware  
2.41
105
 3.5 102 87   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col  
0.89
102
 5.9 96 96   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida  
1.69
97
 4.4 133 122   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
1.75
115
 4.6 100 90   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
1.33
125
 2.9 138 111   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho  
3.48
120
 2.8 87 73   E 06-22-2002
    & Illinois  
2.85
101
 5.3 129 100   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana  
2.51
105
 4.6 95 88   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa  
2.33
98
 3.9 111 95   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
1.59
97
 4.0 88 81   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky  
2.19
119
 5.4 98 87   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana  
1.21
67
 3.7 86 38   E 02-25-2006
    & Maine  
2.41
104
 4.9 104 104   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland  
1.88
116
 3.8 97 95   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts  
3.17
104
 4.3 82 89   E 06-29-1991
    & Michigan  
4.18
98
 7.6 107 115   E 01-17-2004
    & Minnesota  
2.60
103
 4.7 114 117   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi  
1.91
71
 6.4 92 71   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
2.27
107
 5.5 110 107   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana  
2.87
108
 3.4 117 94   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska  
1.34
123
 3.2 110 86   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada  
2.57
146
 5.5 127 134   E 04-23-1983
  *   New Hampshire  
1.57
110
 3.4 97 97   E 01-24-1981
      New Jersey  
3.28
104
 4.3 97 91   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico  
1.65
104
 3.4 87 69   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
2.46
98
 4.7 111 95   E 01-24-1981
      North Carolina  
2.34
105
 4.8 97 94   E 12-13-2003
  * & North Dakota  
1.72
93
 3.3 100 100   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio 1/
2.38
88
 5.8 103 103   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma  
0.99
88
 4.4 110 102   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon  
3.45
113
 5.5 101 94   E 01-10-2004
    & Pennsylvania  
3.66
103
 4.5 95 93   E 08-06-1983
    & Puerto Rico  
2.80
76
 11.3 114 91   E 01-01-2000
      Rhode Island  
3.71
115
 5.2 101 101   E 07-08-1995
    & South Carolina  
2.52
108
 6.1 92 88   E 03-19-1983
  * & South Dakota  
0.87
87
 2.9 90 82   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
1.76
100
 5.0 100 90   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
1.11
84
 4.3 91 79   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
1.25
129
 2.9 111 76   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont  
3.03
104
 4.1 110 117   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands  
1.77
177
 4.7 167 151   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia  
1.11
109
 3.2 106 94   E 01-24-1981
  *   Washington  
2.36
99
 4.7 94 88   E 01-10-2004
    & West Virginia  
2.53
100
 4.8 94 96   E 07-13-1991
    & Wisconsin  
3.56
101
 5.1 106 108   E 06-18-1983
  * & Wyoming  
1.27
98
 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 March 06, 2008

I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 23, 2008
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2007
1/ Trigger Indicator as of February 16, 2008