TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2009 - 8
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective March 08, 2009

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  
3.55
219
6.1 169 174   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska  
5.05
106
7.3 115 115 13 B 01-25-2009
    & Arizona  
2.84
264
6.5 158 166   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas  
4.74
159
5.7 103 107   E 03-26-1983
    & California  
4.62
169
8.7 150 181   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado  
2.45
203
5.9 147 147   E 01-24-1981
@     Connecticut  
4.60
163
6.8 141 158 13 B 02-15-2009
  * & Delaware  
3.78
159
5.7 162 167   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col  
1.38
155
8.0 140 137   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida  
3.33
232
7.5 170 214   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
3.63
226
7.5 166 166   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
3.04
252
5.0 172 217   E 01-24-1981
#   & Idaho  
6.21
197
5.8 214 200 13 B 02-08-2009
    & Illinois  
4.55
160
7.4 139 172   E 06-25-1983
    & Indiana  
4.99
202
7.3 162 155   E 04-30-1983
  * & Iowa  
3.82
161
4.4 115 118   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
3.06
191
5.0 125 116   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky  
4.36
201
7.2 138 126   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana  
1.98
167
5.6 147 136   E 02-25-2006
    & Maine  
3.87
162
6.3 128 134   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland  
3.25
187
5.3 147 143   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts  
4.70
151
6.1 141 127   E 06-29-1991
#   & Michigan  
6.92
163
9.8 132 138 13 B 01-25-2009
    & Minnesota  
3.96
147
6.4 139 152   E 06-18-1983
    & Mississippi  
3.65
196
7.4 117 110   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
3.97
176
6.8 128 138   E 06-19-1982
    & Montana  
4.93
182
5.0 156 161   E 06-04-1983
    & Nebraska  
2.07
147
3.8 122 126   E 01-24-1981
#   & Nevada  
5.38
239
8.3 162 188 13 B 02-22-2009
  *   New Hampshire  
3.11
203
4.3 126 119   E 01-24-1981
      New Jersey  
4.96
154
6.4 152 145   E 06-19-1982
      New Mexico  
2.74
167
4.5 136 115   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
3.94
161
6.2 134 144   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina  
4.79
213
7.9 168 164 13 B 10-05-2008
  * & North Dakota  
2.54
142
3.4 109 103   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio  
4.38
184
7.4 129 137   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma  
1.98
188
4.6 109 106   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon  
6.65
206
8.1 150 152 20 B 02-15-2009
#   & Pennsylvania  
5.68
158
6.2 140 140 13 B 02-15-2009
#   & Puerto Rico  
4.95
143
12.7 112 129 13 B 01-25-2009
@     Rhode Island  
5.01
144
9.5 182 190 20 B 11-09-2008
#   & South Carolina  
5.06
207
8.6 140 136 13 B 03-08-2009
  * & South Dakota  
1.59
174
3.5 120 112   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
3.68
214
7.3 146 148   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
1.94
173
5.8 138 123   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
2.88
264
3.9 139 150   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont  
4.68
157
5.7 150 150   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands  
2.19
167
6.8 144 242   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia  
2.17
204
4.8 150 160   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington  
4.50
193
6.6 143 134 13 B 02-15-2009
    & West Virginia  
3.69
144
4.7 102 100   E 07-13-1991
#   & Wisconsin  
5.75
161
5.7 118 118 13 B 02-22-2009
  * & Wyoming  
2.24
182
3.3 110 106   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON":     13    
7
    6

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law March 05, 2009
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average TUR
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 21, 2009
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end December 2008