| In the case of a multijurisdictional or joint application, |
| the requirements of this paragraph are met if the combined |
| unemployment rate of the cooperating units of local |
| government meets the requirements of subparagraph (1) or the |
| average weekly wage of the cooperating units of local |
| government, on a per-employed-worker basis, meets the |
| requirements of subparagraph (2); and |