TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2009 - 18
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective May 17, 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  
3.88
262
8.4 204 254   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska  
5.77
127
8.1 124 135 20 B 01-25-2009
@     Arizona  
3.69
306
7.4 164 194 13 B 02-22-2009
#   & Arkansas  
5.10
194
6.5 135 127 13 B 04-12-2009
@     California  
5.42
192
10.6 170 212 20 B 02-22-2009
    & Colorado  
3.21
257
7.1 157 186   E 01-24-1981
@     Connecticut  
5.24
190
7.4 142 168 13 B 02-15-2009
  * & Delaware  
4.18
182
7.3 182 221   E 07-17-1982
@     District of Col  
1.42
175
9.6 157 174 20 B 04-05-2009
  * & Florida  
3.85
258
9.3 178 258   E 01-24-1981
@ *   Georgia  
3.83
257
9.0 166 209 20 B 02-22-2009
    & Hawaii  
3.42
268
6.6 212 275   E 01-24-1981
#     Idaho  
6.83
245
6.8 174 242 13 B 02-08-2009
#   & Illinois  
5.47
194
8.5 144 180 13 B 04-05-2009
#   & Indiana  
5.46
231
9.5 190 202 13 B 03-15-2009
  * & Iowa  
4.26
198
5.0 128 135   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas  
3.67
251
5.9 147 143   E 11-06-1982
@ *   Kentucky  
4.82
237
9.3 166 163 20 B 02-22-2009
    & Louisiana  
2.37
209
5.6 143 147   E 02-25-2006
@     Maine  
4.72
188
7.9 161 175 13 B 03-29-2009
    & Maryland  
3.70
209
6.6 178 188   E 07-31-1982
# * & Massachusetts  
5.43
178
7.6 165 165 13 B 03-22-2009
@     Michigan  
7.74
187
12.1 163 172 20 B 01-25-2009
@     Minnesota  
4.64
182
7.9 161 171 13 B 03-29-2009
    & Mississippi  
3.98
239
9.1 151 142   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri  
4.33
212
8.4 152 175   E 06-19-1982
#   & Montana  
5.75
223
5.9 147 184 13 B 03-15-2009
    & Nebraska  
2.35
188
4.4 141 157   E 01-24-1981
@     Nevada  
6.21
267
10.0 181 227 13 B 02-22-2009
  *   New Hampshire  
4.13
253
5.7 158 154   E 01-24-1981
@     New Jersey  
5.70
177
8.0 170 190 20 B 03-15-2009
      New Mexico  
3.58
221
5.5 144 152   E 11-27-1982
    & New York  
4.58
191
7.5 159 170   E 01-24-1981
@     North Carolina  
5.47
257
10.4 200 231 20 B 10-05-2008
  * & North Dakota  
2.71
181
4.2 140 135   E 06-11-1983
@     Ohio  
5.12
216
9.3 157 169 20 B 03-15-2009
    & Oklahoma  
2.64
269
5.5 166 130   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon  
7.56
245
10.9 201 218 20 B 12-07-2008
#   & Pennsylvania  
6.55
190
7.4 154 172 13 B 02-15-2009
#   & Puerto Rico  
6.05
167
14.1 134 134 13 B 01-25-2009
@     Rhode Island  
6.35
180
10.4 160 216 20 B 07-06-2008
#   & South Carolina  
5.34
242
10.9 187 191 13 B 03-08-2009
  * & South Dakota  
1.94
245
4.6 170 153   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee  
4.24
266
9.1 165 197   E 09-25-1982
    & Texas  
2.54
240
6.5 144 144   E 01-24-1981
  * & Utah  
3.59
355
5.0 151 200   E 06-25-1983
#     Vermont  
5.74
182
7.0 159 175 13 B 03-22-2009
    & Virgin Islands  
2.43
195
4.0 153 181   E 08-06-1983
@     Virginia  
2.61
247
6.5 185 232 13 B 05-03-2009
@ *   Washington  
5.20
249
8.4 178 186 20 B 02-15-2009
    & West Virginia  
4.19
180
6.0 142 142   E 07-13-1991
#   & Wisconsin  
6.67
195
7.8 173 159 13 B 02-22-2009
  * & Wyoming  
3.31
273
4.0 142 142   E 06-13-1987

Total Number "ON":     29    
11
    18

* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law May 14, 2009
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average TUR
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending May 02, 2009
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period ending March 2009