TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2009 - 17
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective May 10, 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  
3.87
260
8.4 204 254   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska  
5.79
124
8.1 124 135 20 B 05-03-2009
@     Arizona  
3.61
305
7.4 164 194 13 B 02-22-2009
#   & Arkansas  
5.10
191
6.5 135 127 13 B 04-12-2009
@     California  
5.37
188
10.6 170 212 20 B 02-22-2009
    & Colorado  
3.16
249
7.1 157 186   E 01-24-1981
@     Connecticut  
5.05
179
7.4 142 168 13 B 02-15-2009
  * & Delaware  
4.21
179
7.3 182 221   E 07-17-1982
@     District of Col  
1.44
174
9.6 157 174 20 B 04-05-2009
  * & Florida  
3.81
255
9.3 178 258   E 01-24-1981
  * & Georgia  
3.83
257
9.0 166 209   E 01-24-1981
    & Hawaii  
3.39
265
6.6 212 275   E 01-24-1981
#   & Idaho  
6.91
237
6.8 174 242 13 B 02-08-2009
#   & Illinois  
5.44
195
8.5 144 180 13 B 04-05-2009
#   & Indiana  
5.50
227
9.5 190 202 13 B 03-15-2009
  * & Iowa  
4.31
192
5.0 128 135   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
3.62
243
5.9 147 143   E 11-06-1982
@ *   Kentucky  
4.85
235
9.3 166 163 20 B 02-22-2009
    & Louisiana  
2.33
205
5.6 143 147   E 02-25-2006
@     Maine  
4.74
185
7.9 161 175 13 B 03-29-2009
    & Maryland  
3.70
205
6.6 178 188   E 07-31-1982
# * & Massachusetts  
5.45
174
7.6 165 165 13 B 03-22-2009
#     Michigan  
7.83
185
12.1 163 172 13 B 01-25-2009
@     Minnesota  
4.66
176
7.9 161 171 13 B 03-29-2009
    & Mississippi  
3.96
235
9.1 151 142   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
4.40
209
8.4 152 175   E 06-19-1982
#   & Montana  
5.78
219
5.9 147 184 13 B 03-15-2009
    & Nebraska  
2.36
182
4.4 141 157   E 01-24-1981
@     Nevada  
6.18
265
10.0 181 227 20 B 02-22-2009
  *   New Hampshire  
4.08
246
5.7 158 154   E 01-24-1981
@     New Jersey  
5.71
174
8.0 170 190 20 B 05-03-2009
      New Mexico  
3.53
217
5.5 144 152   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
4.58
188
7.5 159 170   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina  
5.46
255
10.4 200 231 20 B 10-05-2008
  * & North Dakota  
2.79
173
4.2 140 135   E 06-11-1983
@     Ohio  
5.11
211
9.3 157 169 20 B 03-15-2009
    & Oklahoma  
2.57
259
5.5 166 130   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon  
7.54
241
10.9 201 218 20 B 12-07-2008
#   & Pennsylvania  
6.56
185
7.4 154 172 13 B 02-15-2009
#   & Puerto Rico  
5.91
159
14.1 134 134 13 B 01-25-2009
@     Rhode Island  
6.38
177
10.4 160 216 20 B 07-06-2008
#   & South Carolina  
5.34
239
10.9 187 191 13 B 03-08-2009
  * & South Dakota  
1.96
233
4.6 170 153   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
4.25
263
9.1 165 197   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
2.48
234
6.5 144 144   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
3.58
342
5.0 151 200   E 06-25-1983
#     Vermont  
5.74
179
7.0 159 175 13 B 03-22-2009
    & Virgin Islands  
2.39
187
4.0 153 181   E 08-06-1983
@     Virginia  
2.60
243
6.5 185 232 13 B 05-03-2009
@ *   Washington  
5.17
243
8.4 178 186 20 B 02-15-2009
    & West Virginia  
4.20
174
6.0 142 142   E 07-13-1991
#   & Wisconsin  
6.68
190
7.8 173 159 13 B 02-22-2009
  * & Wyoming  
3.23
258
4.0 142 142   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON":     28    
12
    16

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law May 07, 2009
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average TUR
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending April 25, 2009
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period ending March 2009