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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance for mid-2018
Summary ETA sent state unemployment agencies the minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from July through September 2018. The attached table gives each state's average weekly benefit and the corresponding rounded minimum. ETA now lists this historical advisory as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 07-18
Date issued
June 27, 2018
Status
Withdrawn
ETA's listing marks this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24, although the PDF prints 'Rescissions: None' and 'Expiration Date: Continuing.' The attached amounts apply to disasters declared July 1–September 30, 2018.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Unemployment Insurance
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
June 27, 2018
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 07-18
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: ROSEMARY LAHASKY /s/
Deputy Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: July 1 – September 30, 2018
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 fourth
quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018.
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 fourth quarter of FY 2018, from July 1 to September 30, 2018.
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. Inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
5. Attachment. Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: July 1 – September 30, 2018
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
Attachment (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2018/UIPL_7-18_Attachment_1.pdf)
ATTACHMENT
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: July 1, 2018–September 30, 2018
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $221.22 $110.61 $111
Alaska $270.28 $135.14 $136
Arizona $228.62 $114.31 $115
Arkansas $269.91 $134.96 $135
California $326.04 $163.02 $164
Colorado $424.36 $212.18 $213
Connecticut $392.19 $196.10 $197
Delaware $261.04 $130.52 $131
District of Columbia $347.99 $173.99 $174
Florida $246.28 $123.14 $124
Georgia $288.66 $144.33 $145
Hawaii $499.96 $249.98 $250
Idaho $318.54 $159.27 $160
Illinois $378.20 $189.10 $190
Indiana $286.57 $143.29 $144
Iowa $395.86 $197.93 $198
Kansas $381.18 $190.59 $191
Kentucky $332.67 $166.33 $167
Louisiana $212.94 $106.47 $107
Maine $326.50 $163.25 $164
Maryland $342.10 $171.05 $172
Massachusetts $509.87 $254.93 $255
Michigan $308.66 $154.33 $155
Minnesota $450.26 $225.13 $226
Mississippi $206.12 $103.06 $104
Missouri $262.65 $131.32 $132
Montana $343.02 $171.51 $172
Nebraska $332.02 $166.01 $167
Nevada $342.17 $171.09 $172
New Hampshire $330.10 $165.05 $166
New Jersey $443.96 $221.98 $222
New Mexico $330.09 $165.05 $166
New York $340.40 $170.20 $171
North Carolina $258.69 $129.35 $130
North Dakota $473.86 $236.93 $237
Ohio $367.16 $183.58 $184
Oklahoma $362.43 $181.21 $182
Oregon $387.73 $193.87 $194
Pennsylvania $379.02 $189.51 $190
Puerto Rico $118.31 $59.15 $60
Rhode Island $356.13 $178.06 $179
South Carolina $258.36 $129.18 $130
South Dakota $330.05 $165.02 $166
Tennessee $237.06 $118.53 $119
Texas $398.27 $199.13 $200
Utah $395.93 $197.97 $198
Vermont $356.64 $178.32 $179
Virgin Islands $300.25 $150.13 $151
Virginia $309.35 $154.68 $155
Washington $505.43 $252.72 $253
West Virginia $285.08 $142.54 $143
Wisconsin $318.41 $159.20 $160
Wyoming $375.86 $187.93 $188
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 04/01/2017 through 03/31/2018
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
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