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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance for late 2009
Summary ETA sent states minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared October 1 through December 31, 2009. The table generally uses half the state’s average weekly unemployment benefit; Guam follows a different rule. ETA now lists the letter as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 1-10
Date issued
October 9, 2009
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its PDF prints an expiration date of October 9, 2010.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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UIPL01-10acc.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2009/UIPL01-10acc.pdf)
CLASSIFICATION
Employment and Training Administration UI
Advisory System CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. Department of Labor OWS/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
October 9, 2009
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 1-10
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1- December 31, 2009
1. Purpose. To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in
computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the first
quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.
2. Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) Utilization. As required by 20 CFR 625.6, the
attached listing sets forth the 50 percent of AWBA computation applicable for major disasters
declared during the first quarter of FY 2010 from October 1 through December 31, 2009.
3. Action Required. State Workforce Agency Administrators are requested to provide this
information to appropriate staff and insure that the correct AWBA is utilized in determining
the weekly DUA amount.
4. Inquiries. Inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
5. Attachment. Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount:
October 1 – December 31, 2009.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None October 9, 2010
UIPL01-10a.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2009/UIPL01-10a.pdf)
MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: October 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 7/1/2008 thru 6/30/2009
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 204.43 102.22 103
Alaska 218.55 109.27 110
Arizona 220.21 110.10 111
Arkansas 274.81 137.41 138
California 307.23 153.62 154
Colorado 354.09 177.04 178
Connecticut 334.35 167.18 168
Delaware 261.92 130.96 131
District of Columbia 297.35 148.68 149
Florida 238.48 119.24 120
Georgia 279.94 139.97 140
Guam 305.29 N/A1 306
Hawaii 420.89 210.44 211
Idaho 277.03 138.52 139
Illinois 329.83 164.92 165
Indiana 305.19 152.60 153
Iowa 313.71 156.85 157
Kansas 343.15 171.57 172
Kentucky 308.18 154.09 155
Louisiana 220.38 110.19 111
Maine 276.82 138.41 139
Maryland 310.23 155.12 156
Massachusetts 409.13 204.57 205
Michigan 306.24 153.12 154
Minnesota 354.77 177.38 178
Mississippi 192.67 96.33 97
Missouri 254.02 127.01 128
Montana 259.38 129.69 130
Nebraska 247.39 123.70 124
Nevada 306.83 153.41 154
New Hampshire 276.24 138.12 139
New Jersey 389.79 194.90 195
New Mexico 289.38 144.69 145
New York 312.84 156.42 157
North Carolina 300.10 150.05 151
North Dakota 305.72 152.86 153
Ohio 310.55 155.28 156
Oklahoma 293.28 146.64 147
Oregon 312.31 156.16 157
Pennsylvania 346.67 173.34 174
Puerto Rico 113.16 56.58 57
Rhode Island 377.54 188.77 189
South Carolina 247.99 123.99 124
South Dakota 251.96 125.98 126
Tennessee 225.12 112.56 113
Texas 318.44 159.22 160
Utah 318.53 159.27 160
Vermont 304.64 152.32 153
Virgin Islands 324.07 162.03 163
Virginia 296.85 148.42 149
Washington 377.29 188.64 189
West Virginia 259.66 129.83 130
Wisconsin 282.87 141.43 142
Wyoming 340.99 170.50 171
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50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration,
Office of Unemployment Insurance 10/05/2009
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