TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2012 - 18
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (EB) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 112-96
Effective May 20, 2012
				INDICATORS								STATUS
				Applicable Look Back Years		13 Weeks Insured Unemployment Rate	Percent of Prior Years (1)	3 months S.A. TUR	Percent of prior				Periods
				IUR	TUR				Year	Second Year	Third Year	Available Weeks	Begin Date(B) End Date(E)
			Alabama	2	3	1.97	69	7.4	80	73	81		E 04-21-2012
			Alaska	2	2	5.75	86	7.0	92	86	96		E 05-12-2012
			Arizona	2	2	2.22	73	8.5	89	79	94		E 06-11-2011
		&	Arkansas	2	2	2.86	73	7.4	93	94	101		E 09-26-2009
			California	3	3	3.86	83	10.9	92	88	104		E 05-12-2012
			Colorado	3	3	2.37	75	7.8	92	88	101		E 05-12-2012
			Connecticut	2	3	3.69	77	7.7	85	84	101		E 05-12-2012
	*		Delaware	2	3	2.69	80	6.9	95	83	92		E 04-21-2012
@			District of Col	2	3	2.40	97	9.7	97	94	108	20	B 04-05-2009
	*		Florida	2	3	1.82	64	9.0	84	80	94		E 05-12-2012
	*		Georgia	2	3	2.32	79	9.0	91	87	98		E 04-21-2012
		&	Hawaii	2	2	2.44	84	6.4	97	93	96		E 01-24-1981
@			Idaho	2	3	3.70	72	7.9	91	92	118	20	B 02-08-2009
			Illinois	3	3	3.78	80	8.9	95	80	99		E 05-12-2012
			Indiana	2	3	2.24	75	8.2	93	78	81		E 04-21-2012
	*	&	Iowa	2	2	2.35	76	5.2	88	83	85		E 06-04-1983
			Kansas	3	3	2.23	80	6.1	90	85	90		E 04-07-2012
	*		Kentucky	2	3	2.20	72	8.5	88	81	86		E 04-07-2012
		&	Louisiana	2	2	1.92	68	7.1	95	101	113		E 02-25-2006
			Maine	3	3	3.29	79	7.2	92	86	90		E 02-18-2012
			Maryland	2	3	2.66	84	6.6	93	83	96		E 04-21-2012
			Massachusetts	3	3	3.55	79	6.6	87	77	87		E 04-07-2012
	*		Michigan	3	3	3.50	62	8.6	81	64	68		E 02-18-2012
			Minnesota	2	3	2.75	78	5.7	86	75	70		E 01-14-2012
		&	Mississippi	2	2	2.37	75	9.1	87	85	106		E 07-16-1983
			Missouri	2	3	2.17	67	7.4	85	79	80		E 04-07-2012
		&	Montana	2	2	3.79	75	6.2	91	91	111		E 06-19-2010
		&	Nebraska	2	2	1.70	76	4.0	89	83	91		E 01-24-1981
@			Nevada	2	3	3.37	72	12.0	88	89	115	20	B 02-22-2009
	*		New Hampshire	2	2	2.14	68	5.1	94	78	89		E 08-14-2010
@			New Jersey	2	3	3.95	87	9.1	98	94	110	20	B 03-15-2009
			New Mexico	2	2	2.86	83	7.1	95	90	116		E 01-28-2012
@			New York	2	3	3.27	82	8.5	106	97	109	20	B 03-29-2009
			North Carolina	3	3	2.89	70	9.7	93	86	98		E 05-12-2012
	*	&	North Dakota	2	2	1.27	67	3.0	88	77	71		E 06-11-1983
			Ohio	2	3	2.33	61	7.5	85	72	78		E 04-07-2012
		&	Oklahoma	2	2	1.59	71	5.5	92	77	90		E 01-24-1981
			Oregon	2	3	4.08	76	8.6	90	79	78		E 04-07-2012
			Pennsylvania	2	2	4.12	81	7.5	95	86	101		E 05-12-2012
		&	Puerto Rico	2	2	4.07	74	14.9	92	91	103		E 12-18-2010
@			Rhode Island	3	3	3.98	84	11.1	99	94	110	20	B 07-06-2008
			South Carolina	2	3	2.47	63	9.0	87	78	81		E 04-07-2012
	*	&	South Dakota	2	2	1.00	64	4.3	88	83	84		E 01-24-1981
			Tennessee	2	3	2.04	77	7.9	84	77	77		E 04-07-2012
			Texas	2	3	1.59	77	7.0	88	85	103		E 05-12-2012
	*	&	Utah	2	2	1.87	68	5.8	82	71	82		E 06-25-1983
			Vermont	2	2	3.00	69	4.8	83	72	70		E 07-10-2010
		&	Virgin Islands	2	2	2.23	118	6.8	141	144	141		E 08-06-1983
			Virginia	2	2	1.46	91	5.7	92	79	88		E 05-14-2011
	*		Washington	3	3	3.21	71	8.2	87	80	94		E 04-21-2012
@			West Virginia	2	3	2.64	78	6.9	86	81	101	13	B 06-07-2009
			Wisconsin	3	3	3.84	68	6.8	89	76	82		E 04-07-2012
	*	&	Wyoming	2	2	2.48	85	5.3	87	73	104		E 06-13-1987
Total Number 'ON': 7						0		7
* - State does not have 6 % IUR option in law.												USDOL/ETA/OUI/DFAS
& - State does not have TUR option in law.												5/18/2012
@ - State "ON" by 3-month average TUR. # - State "ON" by 13-week IUR. (1) Percent of prior years is computed based on applicable look-back years. IUR reflects 13-week period ending May 5, 2012. TUR reflects avg. seasonally adjusted TUR for 3-month period ending April, 2012.