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Unchanged 2011 federal civilian salary rates

Summary ETA told state workforce agencies that the covered federal civilian pay rates in 2011 remained at 2010 levels. States could use the federal salary tables with other documentation to estimate unemployment entitlement or possible disqualifying remuneration when federal agencies did not respond promptly. ETA now lists the letter as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 07-11
Date issued
January 26, 2011
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; the PDF prints an expiration date of January 1, 2012.
Status last verified October 24, 2026

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UIPL-7-11-ACC.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2011/UIPL-7-11-ACC.pdf)

                                                            CLASSIFICATION
   EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                   UI
               ADVISORY SYSTEM                              CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
                                                            OUI/DUIO
          U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                            DATE
             Washington, D.C. 20210                         January 26, 2011



ADVISORY:          UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 07-11

TO:                STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM:              JANE OATES /s/
                   Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:           2011 Pay Adjustments for Annual Salary Rates for General Schedule (GS)
                   Federal Employees in 31 Locality Pay Areas

1. Purpose. To ensure states are aware of the locality-based salary rates for certain Federal
civilian employees.

2. References. Chapters V and XI, ET Handbook No. 391, Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) Instructions for State Agencies.

3. Background. On December 22, 2010, the President signed Executive Order, Adjustments of
Certain Rates of Pay, stipulating that the 2011 pay rates for the Federal civilian employee pay
schedules covered by the order remain at the 2010 levels. The 2011 pay rates are effective on
the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2011.

Information about the 2011 Annual Salary Rates is located on the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) Web site at: https://www.opm.gov/oca/11tables/index.asp.

4. Instruction. GS salary rates on the OPM Web site may be used by states in conjunction with
other appropriate documentation for estimating monetary entitlement or in determining the
amount of potentially disqualifying remuneration when Federal agencies do not provide timely
responses to requests for information.

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

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




 RESCISSIONS                                               EXPIRATION DATE
 None                                                      January 1, 2012

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