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Corrected disaster unemployment benefit amounts for late 2006
Summary ETA corrected the Virgin Islands average weekly benefit amount in the minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance table for major disasters declared from October through December 2006. It told state workforce agencies to use the corrected figures for that period. ETA now lists this change to UIPL 2-07 as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 2-07, Change 1
Date issued
November 25, 2006
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this change letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its PDF prints an expiration date of November 25, 2007. It corrects the Virgin Islands average weekly benefit amount in UIPL 2-07.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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Accessible letter PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2006/UIPL02-07_Ch1_508.pdf
CLASSIFICATION
Employment and Training Administration UI
Advisory System CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. Department of Labor OWS/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
November 25, 2006
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 2-07,
Change 1
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: EMILY STOVER DeROCCO /s/
Assistant Secretary
Office of Workforce Security
SUBJECT: Revised Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2006
Purpose. To transmit a correction to the Minimum DUA Weekly Benefit Amount for major
disasters declared during the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2007. This issuance corrects an
error in the AWBA for the Virgin Islands.
References. 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 2007,
from October 1 through December 31, 2006.
Instructions. State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) should use the attached AWBA listing for
disasters declared during October 1 through December 31, 2006.
Action Required. State Workforce Agency Administrators are requested to provide this
information to appropriate staff and ensure that the correct AWBA is utilized in determining
the weekly DUA amount.
Inquiries. Inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
Attachment. Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount:
October – December 31, 2006.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None November 25, 2007
MINIMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: OCTOBER 1, 2006 – DECEMBER 31, 2006
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 07/01/2005 thru 06/30/2006
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINIMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 183.00 91.50 92
Alaska 195.95 97.98 98
Arizona 196.02 98.01 99
Arkansas 234.75 117.37 118
California 284.54 142.27 143
Colorado 306.51 153.26 154
Connecticut 301.46 150.73 151
Delaware 248.88 124.44 125
District of Columbia 279.84 139.92 140
Florida 228.42 114.21 115
Georgia 250.57 125.28 126
Guam 270.39 N/A 1 271
Hawaii 351.68 175.84 176
Idaho 238.52 119.26 120
Illinois 287.40 143.70 144
Indiana 282.54 141.27 142
Iowa 277.51 138.76 139
Kansas 283.01 141.51 142
Kentucky 260.15 130.08 131
Louisiana 191.37 95.68 96
Maine 243.45 121.72 122
Maryland 265.25 132.62 133
Massachusetts 361.20 180.60 181
Michigan 292.09 146.05 147
Minnesota 327.99 163.99 164
Mississippi 194.01 97.01 98
Missouri 208.23 104.11 105
Montana 202.67 101.34 102
Nebraska 227.29 113.64 114
Nevada 267.97 133.98 134
New Hampshire 253.16 126.58 127
New Jersey 338.37 169.18 170
New Mexico 226.27 113.14 114
New York 277.14 138.57 139
North Carolina 260.97 130.49 131
North Dakota 248.97 124.49 125
Ohio 272.51 136.26 137
Oklahoma 225.35 112.68 113
Oregon 264.08 132.04 133
Pennsylvania 296.06 148.03 149
Puerto Rico 109.38 54.69 55
Rhode Island 339.30 169.65 170
South Carolina 219.27 109.63 110
South Dakota 215.19 107.59 108
Tennessee 214.00 107.00 107
Texas 264.76 132.38 133
Utah 268.07 134.03 135
Vermont 273.83 136.91 137
Virgin Islands 240.30 120.15 121
Virginia 248.94 124.47 125
Washington 312.78 156.39 157
West Virginia 227.76 113.88 114
Wisconsin 256.49 128.24 129
Wyoming 246.81 123.41 124
¹ 50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training
Administration, OWS-DUO, 10/16/2006
The separate attachment reproduces the corrected table above: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2006/UIPL02-07_Chg1_att1.pdf
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