Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period for Alabama.

Resumen

This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under the EB program for Alabama. The following change has occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding Alabama's EB status: Alabama has enacted a retroactive TUR trigger for their EB program. Alabama would have triggered on with the release of state total unemployment rates (TURs) for January 2009, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on March 11, 2009. This means their current EB period began March 29, 2009. In addition, the three month average seasonally adjusted TUR rose above the 8.0 percent threshold for a High Unemployment Period (HUP) with the release of March TURs on April 17, 2009. As a result, a HUP in the EB program began in Alabama on May 3. Eligible claimants will be able to receive up to 20 weeks of additional benefits. Information for Claimants