TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2009 - 31
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (E.B.) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 102-318
Effective August 16, 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  
4.09
244
 9.6 204 282   E 06-04-1983
@     Alaska  
4.61
152
 8.2 124 136 20 B 01-25-2009
@     Arizona  
4.29
274
 8.2 157 227 20 B 02-22-2009
#   & Arkansas  
5.26
202
 6.9 140 135 13 B 04-12-2009
@     California  
5.38
205
 11.4 167 219 20 B 02-22-2009
@     Colorado  
3.34
313
 7.5 159 202 13 B 04-12-2009
@     Connecticut  
5.18
213
 7.9 149 179 13 B 02-15-2009
@ *   Delaware  
3.73
184
 8.0 181 235 20 B 06-28-2009
@     District of Col  
1.60
182
 10.5 159 194 20 B 04-05-2009
@ *   Florida  
4.14
231
 10.2 175 261 20 B 02-22-2009
@ *   Georgia  
4.21
248
 9.7 164 220 20 B 02-22-2009
    & Hawaii  
3.61
235
 7.2 194 288   E 01-24-1981
@     Idaho  
4.77
283
 7.7 171 275 13 B 02-08-2009
@     Illinois  
5.24
240
 9.9 154 198 20 B 03-15-2009
@     Indiana  
4.76
246
 10.4 192 231 20 B 03-15-2009
  * & Iowa  
3.56
254
 5.7 142 154   E 06-04-1983
@     Kansas  
4.04
302
 6.8 158 165 13 B 07-05-2009
@ *   Kentucky  
4.50
248
 10.5 169 187 20 B 02-22-2009
    & Louisiana  
3.14
238
 6.5 158 166   E 02-25-2006
@     Maine  
3.46
221
 8.2 160 178 20 B 03-29-2009
    & Maryland  
3.56
219
 7.1 173 202   E 07-31-1982
@ *   Massachusetts  
4.77
187
 8.3 169 184 20 B 03-22-2009
@     Michigan  
7.08
226
 14.1 174 201 20 B 01-25-2009
@     Minnesota  
3.85
247
 8.2 154 178 20 B 03-29-2009
    & Mississippi  
4.36
204
 9.3 138 147   E 07-16-1983
@     Missouri  
4.07
217
 8.8 151 179 20 B 02-22-2009
    & Montana  
4.28
275
 6.2 144 187   E 07-18-2009
    & Nebraska  
2.23
221
 4.7 146 156   E 01-24-1981
@     Nevada  
6.26
270
 11.3 185 251 20 B 02-22-2009
@ *   New Hampshire  
3.83
312
 6.5 175 180 13 B 08-02-2009
@     New Jersey  
5.30
184
 8.8 172 209 20 B 03-15-2009
      New Mexico  
3.87
239
 6.4 160 182   E 11-27-1982
@     New York  
4.31
210
 8.2 157 182 20 B 03-29-2009
@     North Carolina  
5.28
245
 11.0 186 234 20 B 10-05-2008
  * & North Dakota  
1.64
234
 4.2 135 131   E 06-11-1983
@     Ohio  
4.81
252
 10.7 169 191 20 B 03-15-2009
    & Oklahoma  
3.14
304
 6.3 175 150   E 01-24-1981
@     Oregon  
6.75
249
 12.1 212 237 20 B 12-07-2008
@   & Pennsylvania  
6.29
215
 8.1 158 188 20 B 02-15-2009
#   & Puerto Rico  
6.85
173
 14.8 134 138 13 B 01-25-2009
@     Rhode Island  
4.96
174
 11.9 160 238 20 B 07-06-2008
#   & South Carolina  
5.34
225
 11.8 187 214 13 B 03-08-2009
  * & South Dakota  
1.40
333
 5.0 172 172   E 01-24-1981
@     Tennessee  
4.06
236
 10.5 169 228 20 B 02-22-2009
@     Texas  
2.97
270
 7.1 151 161 13 B 05-03-2009
  * & Utah  
3.23
391
 5.4 163 207   E 06-25-1983
@     Vermont  
4.55
230
 7.2 160 184 13 B 03-22-2009
    & Virgin Islands  
3.17
217
 6.4 156 213   E 08-06-1983
@     Virginia  
2.55
255
 7.0 184 241 13 B 05-03-2009
@ *   Washington  
4.89
284
 9.1 178 202 20 B 02-15-2009
    & West Virginia  
4.32
238
 8.4 195 195   E 07-13-1991
@     Wisconsin  
5.83
241
 8.8 200 183 20 B 02-22-2009
  * & Wyoming  
3.16
397
 5.2 173 173   E 06-13-1987
Total Number "ON":     37    
3
     34
* - State does not have 6 % I.U.R option in law
& - State does not have T.U.R option in law August 13, 2009

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average T.U.R
# - State "ON" by 13-week I.U.R
I.U.R reflects 13-week period ending August 01, 2009
T.U.R reflects avg. seasonally adjusted T.U.R for 3-month period end June 2009