TRIGGER NOTICE NO. 2016 - 8
STATE EXTENDED BENEFIT (EB) INDICATORS UNDER P.L. 112-240
Effective March 6, 2016

INDICATORS STATUS
13 Weeks Insured Unemployment Rate Percent of Prior Years 3 months
S.A.
TUR
Percent of Prior
Year Second
Year
Available Weeks Begin Date(B)
End Date(E)

    & Alabama 1.31 78 6.0 97 85   E 04-21-2012
      Alaska 4.66 88 6.5 100 94   E 05-04-2013
    & Arizona 1.05 80 6.0 91 82 E 06-11-2011
    & Arkansas 1.94 78 5.0 88 72   E 09-26-2009
    & California 2.54 82 5.7 79 69   E 05-12-2012
    & Colorado 1.34 79 3.6 84 60   E 05-12-2012
      Connecticut 2.77 78 5.1 81 70   E 05-12-2012
  * & Delaware 1.84 76 5.0 94 81   E 04-21-2012
    & District of Col 1.57 76 6.6 86 81   E 06-09-2012
  * & Florida 0.66 54 5.1 88 77   E 05-12-2012
  * & Georgia 1.02 71 5.6 84 75   E 04-21-2012
    & Hawaii 1.09 63 3.3 80 69   E 01-24-1981
    & Idaho 2.06 80 4.0 89 73   E 08-11-2012
    & Illinois 2.80 87 5.7 92 67   E 05-12-2012
    & Indiana 1.11 70 4.4 75 68   E 04-21-2012
  * & Iowa 2.18 95 3.5 81 78   E 06-04-1983
      Kansas 1.32 76 4.0 95 83   E 04-07-2012
  * & Kentucky 1.44 62 5.1 93 66   E 04-07-2012
    & Louisiana 1.20 100 6.2 87 107   E 02-25-2006
    & Maine 1.90 71 4.1 75 66   E 02-18-2012
    & Maryland 1.84 76 5.1 93 82   E 04-21-2012
    & Massachusetts 2.57 79 4.7 87 75   E 04-07-2012
  * & Michigan 2.18 79 5.1 78 62 E 02-18-2012
      Minnesota 2.45 93 3.6 97 78 E 01-14-2012
    & Mississippi 1.28 72 6.1 85 76   E 07-16-1983
    & Missouri 1.49 73 4.7 85 75   E 04-07-2012
    & Montana 3.08 96 4.1 89 79   E 06-19-2010
    & Nebraska 0.88 71 2.9 94 83   E 01-24-1981
    & Nevada 2.28 85 6.5 92 75   E 07-07-2012
  *   New Hampshire 1.00 69 3.2 80 67   E 08-14-2010
      New Jersey 3.09 83 5.3 84 73   E 07-07-2012
    & New Mexico 1.82 89 6.8 111 101   E 01-28-2012
    & New York 2.15 79 4.8 81 68   E 12-09-2012
      North Carolina 0.76 52 5.7 104 83   E 05-12-2012
  * & North Dakota 1.93 130 2.7 96 100   E 06-11-1983
    & Ohio 1.66 86 4.5 87 65   E 04-07-2012
    & Oklahoma 1.45 122 4.2 105 82   E 01-24-1981
      Oregon 2.11 74 5.7 84 77   E 04-07-2012
    & Pennsylvania 2.99 86 5.0 98 76   E 05-12-2012
    & Puerto Rico 2.85 85 12.3 89 83 E 12-18-2010
      Rhode Island 2.55 78 5.2 75 59   E 07-07-2012
    & South Carolina 1.02 72 5.5 83 83   E 04-07-2012
  * & South Dakota 0.80 90 3.1 94 86   E 01-24-1981
    & Tennessee 1.02 76 5.6 85 79   E 04-07-2012
    & Texas 1.57 111 4.5 98 79   E 05-12-2012
  * & Utah 1.13 78 3.5 97 85   E 06-25-1983
      Vermont 2.06 83 3.7 88 88   E 07-10-2010
    & Virgin Islands 1.66 68 4.2 54 54   E 08-06-1983
    & Virginia 0.92 83 4.2 88 78 E 05-14-2011
  *   Washington 2.12 84 5.3 84 79   E 04-21-2012
    & West Virginia 3.16 106 6.5 108 98   E 06-09-2012
    & Wisconsin 2.22 67 4.3 83 68   E 04-07-2012
  * & Wyoming 2.69 133 4.2 98 93   E 06-13-1987

Total Number 'ON': 0 0 0  

* - State does not have 6 % IUR option in law. USDOL/ETA/OUI/DFAS
& - State does not have TUR option in law. 3/4/2016

@ - State "ON" by 3-month average TUR.
# - State "ON" by 13-week IUR.
IUR reflects 13-week period ending February 20, 2016.
TUR reflects avg. seasonally adjusted TUR for 3-month period ending December 2015.