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Minimum disaster unemployment benefits for April–June 2012
Summary ETA provided state agencies with minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from April 1 through June 30, 2012. The attachment lists each state’s average weekly benefit, 50 percent calculation and rounded minimum. ETA now lists the letter as Canceled, and its PDF expired April 11, 2013.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 14-12
Date issued
April 11, 2012
Status
Withdrawn
ETA’s advisory listing marks this letter Canceled. It applies to disasters declared April 1–June 30, 2012, and the PDF expired April 11, 2013.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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UIPL 14-12 (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2012/uipl_14_12_acc.pdf)
CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION UI
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
OUI/DUIO
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210 April 11, 2012
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 14-12
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: April 1 – June 30, 2012
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) 2012.
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 2012 from April 1 through June 30, 2012.
3. Action Required. 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. Inquires should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
5. Attachment. Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount:
April 1 – June 30, 2012.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None April 11, 2013
State minimum benefit table (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2012/uipl_14_12_att.pdf)
MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: April 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 1/1/2011 thru 12/31/2011
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 204.53 102.27 103
Alaska 241.81 120.90 121
Arizona 210.57 105.28 106
Arkansas 278.5 139.25 140
California 292.95 146.48 147
Colorado 334.99 167.49 168
Connecticut 327.2 163.60 164
Delaware 241.2 120.60 121
District of Columbia 295.88 147.94 148
Florida 230.66 115.33 116
Georgia 268.92 134.46 135
Hawaii 412.74 206.37 207
Idaho 249.51 124.76 125
Illinois 309.16 154.58 155
Indiana 295.09 147.55 148
Iowa 316.4 158.20 159
Kansas 322.43 161.21 162
Kentucky 286.94 143.47 144
Louisiana 195.9 97.95 98
Maine 274.21 137.11 138
Maryland 322.83 161.42 162
Massachusetts 387.65 193.83 194
Michigan 289.97 144.98 145
Minnesota 345.6 172.80 173
Mississippi 190.33 95.17 96
Missouri 237.7 118.85 119
Montana 261.99 130.99 131
Nebraska 256.43 128.22 129
Nevada 306.58 153.29 154
New Hampshire 275.19 137.59 138
New Jersey 392.48 196.24 197
New Mexico 293.49 146.74 147
New York 302.34 151.17 152
North Carolina 291.39 145.70 146
North Dakota 320.31 160.16 161
Ohio 291.98 145.99 146
Oklahoma 268.14 134.07 135
Oregon 287.92 143.96 144
Pennsylvania 335.18 167.59 168
Puerto Rico 116.84 58.42 59
Rhode Island 377.58 188.79 189
South Carolina 236.67 118.34 119
South Dakota 253.37 126.68 127
Tennessee 234.81 117.41 118
Texas 315.55 157.77 158
Utah 312.81 156.40 157
Vermont 297.07 148.54 149
Virgin Islands 308.04 154.02 155
Virginia 284.47 142.23 143
Washington 374.31 187.15 188
West Virginia 249.67 124.83 125
Wisconsin 270.49 135.24 136
Wyoming 328.89 164.45 165
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance – 3/22/2012
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