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Disaster unemployment assistance amounts for late 2012
Summary ETA sent state agencies a table of 50 percent of each state’s average weekly unemployment benefit, rounded for use as the minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance weekly amount. The figures covered major disasters declared October through December 2012. ETA now lists the period-specific advisory as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 02-13
Date issued
October 10, 2012
Status
Withdrawn
ETA's advisory listing marks this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its PDF prints an expiration date of October 10, 2013. The amounts applied to disasters declared October 1–December 31, 2012.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
UI
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
ADVISORY SYSTEM OUI/DUIO
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210 October 10, 2012
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 02-13
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2012
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) 2013.
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 2013 from October 1 through
December 31, 2012.
3. Action Requested. 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.
4. Inquiries. Inquires should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
5. Attachment. Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit
Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2012.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None October 10, 2013
Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2012/UIPL_2_13_Att.pdf)
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: October 1, 2012- December 31, 2012
Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA)
For Total Unemployment 7/1/2011 thru 6/31/2012
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 204.10 102.05 103
Alaska 242.26 121.13 122
Arizona 210.59 105.30 106
Arkansas 282.54 141.27 142
California 293.57 146.79 147
Colorado 339.15 169.58 170
Connecticut 332.04 166.02 167
Delaware 244.47 122.23 123
District of Columbia 296.02 148.01 149
Florida 231.53 115.77 116
Georgia 269.51 134.75 135
Hawaii 416.51 208.26 209
Idaho 250.32 125.16 126
Illinois 309.74 154.87 155
Indiana 295.89 147.95 148
Iowa 319.53 159.76 160
Kansas 323.06 161.53 162
Kentucky 286.26 143.13 144
Louisiana 196.51 98.26 99
Maine 277.24 138.62 139
Maryland 324.08 162.04 163
Massachusetts 385.60 192.80 193
Michigan 290.32 145.16 146
Minnesota 354.79 177.40 178
Mississippi 191.48 95.74 96
Missouri 236.89 118.45 119
Montana 263.18 131.59 132
Nebraska 261.74 130.87 131
Nevada 303.48 151.74 152
New Hampshire 277.41 138.71 139
New Jersey 393.73 196.86 197
New Mexico 296.10 148.05 149
New York 303.09 151.55 152
North Carolina 294.04 147.02 148
North Dakota 335.55 167.77 168
Ohio 296.39 148.20 149
Oklahoma 267.13 133.56 134
Oregon 293.00 146.50 147
Pennsylvania 341.48 170.74 171
Puerto Rico 117.39 58.69 59
Rhode Island 380.51 190.25 191
South Carolina 237.82 118.91 119
South Dakota 259.62 129.81 130
Tennessee 235.51 117.75 118
Texas 318.54 159.27 160
Utah 315.71 157.85 158
Vermont 301.00 150.50 151
Virgin Islands 311.85 155.93 156
Virginia 287.41 143.71 144
Washington 382.44 191.22 192
West Virginia 260.44 130.22 131
Wisconsin 270.39 135.19 136
Wyoming 337.47 168.74 169
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
Office of Unemployment Insurance
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