TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2009 - 9
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective March 15, 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  
3.62
223
6.8 178 200   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska  
5.16
107
7.2 114 116 13 B 01-25-2009
    & Arizona  
2.92
269
6.6 153 169   E 10-23-1982
    & Arkansas  
4.78
160
5.9 120 115   E 03-26-1983
    & California  
4.70
169
9.0 152 183   E 07-09-1983
    & Colorado  
2.53
204
5.9 140 151   E 01-24-1981
@     Connecticut  
4.74
164
6.7 136 155 13 B 02-15-2009
  * & Delaware  
3.86
159
6.0 157 181   E 07-17-1982
    & District of Col  
1.39
157
8.5 146 151   E 01-24-1981
  * & Florida  
3.37
232
7.8 162 222   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
3.67
228
7.7 150 175   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
3.07
252
5.3 176 230   E 01-24-1981
#   & Idaho  
6.41
198
6.1 169 217 13 B 02-08-2009
    & Illinois  
4.70
162
7.3 130 162   E 06-25-1983
#   & Indiana  
5.14
203
8.0 173 170 13 B 03-15-2009
  * & Iowa  
3.96
161
4.5 118 121   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
3.15
193
5.2 130 126   E 11-06-1982
  * & Kentucky  
4.51
204
7.8 144 136   E 03-19-1983
    & Louisiana  
2.02
170
5.3 139 132   E 02-25-2006
    & Maine  
4.04
164
6.8 144 151   E 06-25-1994
    & Maryland  
3.34
188
5.6 155 155   E 07-31-1982
  * & Massachusetts  
4.86
152
6.6 146 140   E 06-29-1991
#   & Michigan  
7.14
165
10.5 143 150 13 B 01-25-2009
      Minnesota  
4.10
149
6.8 144 154 13 WILL B 03-29-2009
    & Mississippi  
3.70
198
8.0 131 121   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
4.11
179
7.3 135 152   E 06-19-1982
#   & Montana  
5.12
185
5.2 136 162 13 B 03-15-2009
    & Nebraska  
2.14
149
4.0 137 137   E 01-24-1981
#   & Nevada  
5.51
242
8.6 165 195 13 B 02-22-2009
  *   New Hampshire  
3.26
206
4.5 128 125   E 01-24-1981
#     New Jersey  
5.09
155
6.8 151 158 13 B 03-15-2009
      New Mexico  
2.84
172
4.8 133 129   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
4.06
163
6.6 140 153   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina  
4.89
216
8.4 168 178 20 WILL B 03-29-2009
  * & North Dakota  
2.63
142
3.6 120 112   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio  
4.54
186
7.8 136 141   E 05-14-1983
    & Oklahoma  
2.04
194
4.6 127 109   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon  
6.81
208
8.7 164 167 20 B 02-15-2009
#   & Pennsylvania  
5.87
160
6.5 141 151 13 B 02-15-2009
#   & Puerto Rico  
5.05
144
13.0 119 131 13 B 01-25-2009
@     Rhode Island  
5.22
146
9.6 160 195 20 B 11-09-2008
#   & South Carolina  
5.11
209
9.1 159 151 13 B 03-08-2009
  * & South Dakota  
1.67
177
3.8 140 126   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
3.79
218
7.8 147 162   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
1.99
178
5.8 131 126   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
3.00
267
4.2 140 161   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont  
4.85
158
6.0 146 153   E 07-13-1991
    & Virgin Islands  
2.24
172
6.8 144 242   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia  
2.25
206
5.2 157 179   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Washington  
4.64
198
6.8 147 144 13 B 02-15-2009
    & West Virginia  
3.80
146
4.7 109 109   E 07-13-1991
#   & Wisconsin  
5.91
161
6.1 138 129 13 B 02-22-2009
  * & Wyoming  
2.37
186
3.3 117 110   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON":     16    
10
    6

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law March 13, 2009
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average TUR
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending February 28, 2009
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end January 2009