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Disaster unemployment assistance amounts for early 2013
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 January through March 2013. 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. 04-13
Date issued
December 21, 2012
Status
Withdrawn
ETA's advisory listing marks this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its PDF prints an expiration date of December 21, 2013. The amounts applied to disasters declared January 1–March 31, 2013.
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 December 21, 2012
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 4-13
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: January 1, 2013 – March 31, 2013
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 second
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 second quarter of FY 2013 from January 1 through
March 31, 2013.
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:
January 1, 2013 – March 31, 2013
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None December 21, 2013
Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2012/UIPL_4_13_Att.pdf)
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: January 1, 2013 - March 31, 2013
Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA)
For Total Unemployment 10/1/2011 thru 9/30/2012
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $203.96 $101.98 102
Alaska $242.60 $121.30 122
Arizona $211.05 $105.53 106
Arkansas $286.64 $143.32 144
California $294.18 $147.09 148
Colorado $342.34 $171.17 172
Connecticut $334.35 $167.18 168
Delaware $245.23 $122.62 123
District of Columbia $296.02 $148.01 149
Florida $231.58 $115.79 116
Georgia $270.98 $135.49 136
Guam $300.60 $150.30 151
Hawaii $419.09 $209.55 210
Idaho $251.27 $125.63 126
Illinois $311.94 $155.97 156
Indiana $292.94 $146.47 147
Iowa $321.56 $160.78 161
Kansas $325.18 $162.59 163
Kentucky $287.63 $143.81 144
Louisiana $197.11 $98.55 99
Maine $277.82 $138.91 139
Maryland $325.28 $162.64 163
Massachusetts $389.52 $194.76 195
Michigan $291.07 $145.53 146
Minnesota $357.12 $178.56 179
Mississippi $192.25 $96.13 97
Missouri $238.23 $119.12 120
Montana $266.00 $133.00 133
Nebraska $263.58 $131.79 132
Nevada $302.90 $151.45 152
New Hampshire $279.29 $139.64 140
New Jersey $395.40 $197.70 198
New Mexico $298.46 $149.23 150
New York $304.12 $152.06 153
North Carolina $296.04 $148.02 149
North Dakota $342.02 $171.01 172
Ohio $300.50 $150.25 151
Oklahoma $269.93 $134.97 135
Oregon $296.73 $148.37 149
Pennsylvania $344.56 $172.28 173
Puerto Rico $117.61 $58.80 59
Rhode Island $381.89 $190.94 191
South Carolina $239.42 $119.71 120
South Dakota $262.44 $131.22 132
Tennessee $235.46 $117.73 118
Texas $321.83 $160.92 161
Utah $319.70 $159.85 160
Vermont $303.46 $151.73 152
Virgin Islands $334.58 $167.29 168
Virginia $288.42 $144.21 145
Washington $379.20 $189.60 190
West Virginia $265.66 $132.83 133
Wisconsin $270.18 $135.09 136
Wyoming $341.18 $170.59 171
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
Office of Unemployment Insurance
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