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Disaster unemployment assistance amounts for early 2014
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 2014. 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. 1-14
Date issued
November 20, 2013
Status
Withdrawn
ETA's advisory listing marks this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24, although its PDF prints an expiration date of Continuing. The amounts applied to disasters declared January 1–March 31, 2014.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
Unemployment Insurance
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
ADVISORY SYSTEM
OUI/DUIO
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210
November 20, 2013
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 1-14
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: ERIC M. SELEZNOW /s/
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: January 1 – March 31, 2014
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) 2014.
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 2014, from January 1 through
March 31, 2014.
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: January 1, 2014 – March 31, 2014
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2013/UIPL_1_14_Attachment_Acc.pdf)
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: January 1, 2014–March 31, 2014
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA MINUMUMWBA
CALCULATION (ROUNDED)
Alabama $206.35 $103.18 $104
Alaska $249.47 $124.74 $125
Arizona $219.38 $109.69 $110
Arkansas $290.65 $145.32 $146
California $299.12 $149.56 $150
Colorado $355.17 $177.59 $178
Connecticut $343.28 $171.64 $172
Delaware $243.44 $121.72 $122
District of Columbia $299.14 $149.57 $150
Florida $232.39 $116.19 $117
Georgia $267.82 $133.91 $134
Hawaii $422.82 $211.41 $212
Idaho $260.77 $130.38 $131
Illinois $322.02 $161.01 $162
Indiana $245.79 $122.89 $123
Iowa $335.00 $167.50 $168
Kansas $339.24 $169.62 $170
Kentucky $292.23 $146.11 $147
Louisiana $206.02 $103.01 $104
Maine $284.26 $142.13 $143
Maryland $328.81 $164.40 $165
Massachusetts $424.45 $212.23 $213
Michigan $294.94 $147.47 $148
Minnesota $372.91 $186.46 $187
Mississippi $194.07 $97.03 $98
Missouri $241.18 $120.59 $121
Montana $285.45 $142.72 $143
Nebraska $272.97 $136.48 $137
Nevada $308.42 $154.21 $155
New Hampshire $285.57 $142.79 $143
New Jersey $395.70 $197.85 $198
New Mexico $294.91 $147.46 $148
New York $306.88 $153.44 $154
North Carolina $298.11 $149.06 $150
North Dakota $390.00 $195.00 $195
Ohio $315.35 $157.68 $158
Oklahoma $288.86 $144.43 $145
Oregon $313.78 $156.89 $157
Pennsylvania $357.43 $178.72 $179
Puerto Rico $118.74 $59.37 $60
Rhode Island $352.96 $176.48 $177
South Carolina $247.15 $123.57 $124
South Dakota $274.43 $137.22 $138
Tennessee $236.24 $118.12 $119
Texas $337.09 $168.55 $169
Utah $341.65 $170.82 $171
Vermont $311.92 $155.96 $156
Virgin Islands $357.24 $178.62 $179
Virginia $293.28 $146.64 $147
Washington $383.86 $191.93 $192
West Virginia $276.83 $138.41 $139
Wisconsin $274.81 $137.41 $138
Wyoming $356.90 $178.45 $179
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 10/01/2012
thru 09/30/2013
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
Insurance
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