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2012 Social Security and federal civilian pension adjustments

Summary ETA alerted state workforce agencies to 2012 cost-of-living increases for Social Security survivor and retirement annuities and federal civilian pensions. It directed states to the Office of Personnel Management for civilian pension information. ETA now lists this year-specific letter as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 04-12
Date issued
January 5, 2012
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; the letter prints an expiration date of January 1, 2013.
Status last verified October 24, 2026

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2012/uipl04-12acc.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2012/uipl04-12acc.pdf)

                                                            CLASSIFICATION
   EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                   UI
               ADVISORY SYSTEM                              CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
                                                            OUI/DUIO
          U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                            DATE
             Washington, D.C. 20210                         January 5, 2012



ADVISORY:          UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 04-12

TO:                STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM:              JANE OATES /s/
                   Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:           Social Security Annuities and Federal Civilian Pensions

1. Purpose. To ensure states are aware that: 1) the social security survivors and old age
retirement annuities and the Federal civilian pensions annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)
will increase for calendar year 2012, and 2) COLA information may be found on the U.S. Office
of Personnel Management (OPM) Web site.

2. Background. Each year, OPM posts the COLA information for social security survivors and
old age retirement annuities and Federal civilian pensions on its Web site. The 2012 COLA
information can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/retire/annuity/cola/2012cola.asp.

3. Summary. States that have laws requiring a reduction of the unemployment insurance (UI)
weekly benefit amount by the prorated weekly amount of retired pay and pensions should ensure
that their UI systems are programmed for the increase in the COLA amount for 2012.

4. Action Requested. State Administrators are requested to provide the above information to
appropriate staff.

5. Inquiries. Please direct all inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office.




 RESCISSIONS                                               EXPIRATION DATE
 None                                                      January 1, 2013

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