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Minimum disaster unemployment benefit amounts for early 2007
Summary ETA supplied state average weekly benefit figures for calculating minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance payments for major disasters declared from January through March 2007. It asked state agencies to use the attached table when calculating those payments. Change 1 later reissued the figures to add Mississippi.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 7-07
Date issued
January 4, 2007
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists the letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; it prints an expiration date of January 4, 2008. UIPL 7-07, Change 1 later reissued the table to include Mississippi’s average weekly benefit amount.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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Accessible letter PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2007/UIPL07-07_508.pdf
CLASSIFICATION
Employment and Training UI
Administration CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
Advisory System OWS/DUIO
U.S. Department of Labor
DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210
January 4, 2007
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 7-07
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: EMILY STOVER DeROCCO /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: January 1 – March 31, 2007
1. Purpose. To transmit minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters
declared during the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2007.
2. Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) Utilization. As required by 20 CFR
625.6, the attached list shows each state’s AWBA used to determine minimum
weekly DUA payments applicable for major disasters declared during the second
quarter of FY 2007, from January 1 through March 31, 2007.
3. Action Required. State Workforce Agencies are requested to provide this
information to appropriate staff and insure that the correct AWBA is used in
determining the minimum weekly DUA amount.
4. Inquiries. Inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
5. Attachment. Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Benefit Amount: January 1 – March 31, 2007.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None January 4, 2008
Attachment: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2007/UIPL07-07_Att1.pdf
MINIMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: JANUARY 1, 2007 – MARCH 31, 2007
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 10/01/2005 THRU 09/30/2006
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINIMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 182.99 91.49 92
Alaska 196.46 98.23 99
Arizona 196.99 98.49 99
Arkansas 238.45 119.23 120
California 286.48 143.24 144
Colorado 309.22 154.61 155
Connecticut 303.04 151.52 152
Delaware 250.84 125.42 126
District of Columbia 282.60 141.30 142
Florida 229.60 114.80 115
Georgia 252.88 126.44 127
Guam 272.64 N/A¹ 273
Hawaii 358.87 179.43 180
Idaho 239.55 119.77 120
Illinois 289.03 144.51 145
Indiana 283.79 141.89 142
Iowa 279.51 139.75 140
Kansas 284.75 142.38 143
Kentucky 263.45 131.72 132
Louisiana 190.79 95.40 96
Maine 244.24 122.12 123
Maryland 269.61 134.80 135
Massachusetts 363.82 181.91 182
Michigan 292.39 146.20 147
Minnesota 331.20 165.60 98
Missouri 209.79 104.90 105
Montana 206.54 103.27 104
Nebraska 227.85 113.93 114
Nevada 271.19 135.60 136
New Hampshire 254.11 127.05 128
New Jersey 340.91 170.45 171
New Mexico 231.46 115.73 116
New York 277.35 138.68 139
North Carolina 262.96 131.48 132
North Dakota 250.85 125.42 126
Ohio 279.50 139.75 140
Oklahoma 228.53 114.26 115
Oregon 266.40 133.20 134
Pennsylvania 298.06 149.03 150
Puerto Rico 109.48 54.74 55
Rhode Island 340.50 170.25 171
South Carolina 220.64 110.32 111
South Dakota 216.92 108.46 109
Tennessee 214.56 107.28 108
Texas 267.11 133.56 134
Utah 271.02 135.51 136
Vermont 274.77 137.39 138
Virgin Islands 244.15 122.07 123
Virginia 251.46 125.73 126
Washington 317.08 158.54 159
West Virginia 229.09 114.55 115
Wisconsin 257.07 128.54 129
Wyoming 249.05 124.53 125
¹ 50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, ETA-Office Of Workforce Security, DUO, 12/11/2006
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