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Minimum disaster unemployment benefits for spring 2011
Summary ETA sent state workforce agencies a table of minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts generally based on half of each state's average weekly unemployment benefit; Guam's minimum was determined separately. The figures applied to major disasters declared April 1 through June 30, 2011. 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. 13-11
Date issued
March 28, 2011
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; the PDF prints an expiration date of March 28, 2012.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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UIPL13-11acc.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2011/UIPL13-11acc.pdf)
CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION UI
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
OUI/DUIO
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210 March 28, 2011
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 13-11
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: April 1 – June 30, 2011
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 third
quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.
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 third quarter of FY 2011 from April 1 through June 30, 2011.
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 Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount:
April 1 – June 30, 2011.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None March 28, 2012
UIPL13-11a.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2011/UIPL13-11a.pdf)
MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: April 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 1/1/2010 thru 12/31/2010
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 205.80 102.90 103
Alaska 239.37 119.69 120
Arizona 214.03 107.02 108
Arkansas 278.10 139.05 140
California 301.49 150.74 151
Colorado 346.53 173.27 174
Connecticut 327.37 163.69 164
Delaware 247.37 123.69 124
District of Columbia 298.92 149.46 150
Florida 230.89 115.44 116
Georgia 273.22 136.61 137
Guam 299.34 N/A1 300
Hawaii 416.32 208.16 209
Idaho 255.47 127.73 128
Illinois 316.69 158.35 159
Indiana 295.00 147.50 148
Iowa 321.39 160.69 161
Kansas 326.27 163.13 164
Kentucky 288.80 144.40 145
Louisiana 208.90 104.45 105
Maine 274.00 137.00 137
Maryland 315.80 157.90 158
Massachusetts 391.80 195.90 196
Michigan 296.62 148.31 149
Minnesota 355.96 177.98 178
Mississippi 189.99 95.00 95
Missouri 244.16 122.08 123
Montana 271.83 135.91 136
Nebraska 251.86 125.93 126
Nevada 317.88 158.94 159
New Hampshire 272.24 136.12 137
New Jersey 397.41 198.70 199
New Mexico 315.76 157.88 158
New York 306.61 153.30 154
North Carolina 298.46 149.23 150
North Dakota 310.43 155.21 156
Ohio 296.59 148.29 149
Oklahoma 276.19 138.09 139
Oregon 289.70 144.85 145
Pennsylvania 337.91 168.95 169
Puerto Rico 118.32 59.16 60
Rhode Island 380.40 190.20 191
South Carolina 236.41 118.20 119
South Dakota 251.12 125.56 126
Tennessee 223.44 111.72 112
Texas 316.07 158.04 159
Utah 315.61 157.81 158
Vermont 296.67 148.34 149
Virgin Islands 301.83 150.91 151
Virginia 288.48 144.24 145
Washington 383.95 191.97 192
West Virginia 255.12 127.56 128
Wisconsin 274.94 137.47 138
Wyoming 337.05 168.53 169
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50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, OUI
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