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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance amounts for January through March 2003

Summary ETA supplied state workforce agencies with a table of minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared January 1 through March 31, 2003. It asked agencies to use the listed average weekly benefit amounts when setting the weekly disaster benefit. ETA now lists this historical letter as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 09-03
Date issued
December 13, 2002
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled; the letter printed an expiration date of December 31, 2003.
Status last verified October 25, 2026

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Official letter (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2002/UIPL9-03.html):

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, D.C. 20210
CLASSIFICATION: UI
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL: OWS/OIS/DUIO
DATE: December 13, 2002

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 09-03
TO: ALL STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: CHERYL ATKINSON /s/, Administrator, Office of Workforce Security
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount: January 1- March 2003
RESCISSIONS: None
EXPIRATION DATE: December 31, 2003

  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) 2003.

  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 2003, from January 1 through March 31, 2003.

  3. Action Required. State Workforce Agency Administrators are requested to provide this information to appropriate staff and insure 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 Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount: January 1 - March 31, 2003.

Attachment: minimum weekly DUA benefit amount, January 1 through March 31, 2003

Official attachment: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2002/UIPL9-03_Attach.pdf

MINIMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSSITANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: JANUARY 1 THRU MARCH 31, 2003
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 10/01/2001 THRU 09/30/2002

States AWBA, Jan 1-Mar 31, 2003 50% calculation Use rounded DUA
Alabama 165.74 82.87 83
Alaska 193.39 96.69 97
Arizona 176.66 88.33 89
Arkansas 222.55 111.28 112
California 205.17 102.59 103
Colorado 312.28 156.14 157
Connecticut 285.93 142.97 143
Delaware 227.36 113.68 114
District of Columbia 294.87 147.43 148
Florida 225.23 112.61 113
Georgia 237.02 118.51 119
Guam 253.82 N/A 254
Hawaii 296.49 148.24 149
Idaho 232.19 116.09 117
Illinois 279.08 139.54 140
Indiana 252.52 126.26 127
Iowa 254.04 127.02 128
Kansas 275.64 137.82 138
Kentucky 244.58 122.29 123
Louisiana 197.81 98.90 99
Maine 223.66 111.83 112
Maryland 240.89 120.45 121
Massachusetts 357.82 178.91 179
Michigan 270.49 135.24 136
Minnesota 316.51 158.26 159
Mississippi 167.51 83.75 84
Missouri 205.13 102.57 103
Montana 189.04 94.52 95
Nebraska 211.13 105.57 106
Nevada 231.83 115.91 116
New Hampshire 256.13 128.06 129
New Jersey 328.47 164.24 165
New Mexico 205.76 102.88 103
New York 276.24 138.12 139
North Carolina 258.32 129.16 130
North Dakota 219.06 109.53 110
Ohio 251.05 125.53 126
Oklahoma 233.63 116.23 117
Oregon 271.63 135.82 136
Pennsylvania 290.86 145.43 146
Puerto Rico 107.13 53.57 54
Rhode Island 302.62 151.31 152
South Carolina 208.99 104.50 105
South Dakota 197.36 98.68 99
Tennessee 209.20 104.60 105
Texas 256.79 128.40 129
Utah 274.54 137.27 138
Vermont 246.42 123.21 124
Virgin Islands 270.55 135.27 136
Virginia 302.68 151.34 152
Washington 327.35 163.67 164
West Virginia 213.02 106.51 107
Wisconsin 246.98 123.49 124
Wyoming 229.01 114.51 115

50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))
Data supplied by U.S. DOL/ETA/OWS, 12/10//2002

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