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Disaster unemployment assistance amounts for spring 2013
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 April through June 2013. 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. 14-13
Date issued
March 26, 2013
Status
Withdrawn
ETA's advisory listing marks this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its PDF prints an expiration date of March 26, 2014. The amounts applied to disasters declared April 1–June 30, 2013.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
UI
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
ADVISORY SYSTEM OUI/DUIO
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210 March 26, 2013
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 14-13
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: April 1 – June 30, 2013
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) 2013.
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 2013 from April 1 through
June 30, 2013.
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. Inquires should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
5. Attachment. Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit
Amount: April 1 – June 30, 2013.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None March 26, 2014
Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2013/UIPL_14_13_Att.pdf)
ATTACHMENT
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: April 1, 2013 - June 30, 2013
Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA)
For Total Unemployment 1/1/2012 thru 12/31/2012
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 204.31 102.15 103
Alaska 244.60 122.30 123
Arizona 212.34 106.17 107
Arkansas 289.16 144.58 145
California 294.95 147.48 148
Colorado 346.52 173.26 174
Connecticut 336.83 168.41 169
Delaware 244.98 122.49 123
District of Columbia 296.06 148.03 149
Florida 231.54 115.77 116
Georgia 271.89 135.95 136
Hawaii 420.85 210.43 211
Idaho 252.90 126.45 127
Illinois 314.41 157.21 158
Indiana 284.28 142.14 143
Iowa 324.68 162.34 163
Kansas 328.68 164.34 165
Kentucky 289.73 144.86 145
Louisiana 198.95 99.47 100
Maine 279.26 139.63 140
Maryland 326.74 163.37 164
Massachusetts 391.68 195.84 196
Michigan 292.12 146.06 147
Minnesota 360.91 180.45 181
Mississippi 192.86 96.43 97
Missouri 239.38 119.69 120
Montana 270.42 135.21 136
Nebraska 265.04 132.52 133
Nevada 303.80 151.90 152
New Hampshire 280.31 140.15 141
New Jersey 395.88 197.94 198
New Mexico 300.87 150.44 151
New York 304.74 152.37 153
North Carolina 297.99 148.99 149
North Dakota 353.52 176.76 177
Ohio 305.08 152.54 153
Oklahoma 274.06 137.03 138
Oregon 301.78 150.89 151
Pennsylvania 348.27 174.14 175
Puerto Rico 117.98 58.99 59
Rhode Island 377.42 188.71 189
South Carolina 241.83 120.91 121
South Dakota 264.05 132.03 133
Tennessee 235.17 117.58 118
Texas 325.41 162.71 163
Utah 325.55 162.77 163
Vermont 306.25 153.13 154
Virgin Islands 354.58 177.29 178
Virginia 289.61 144.81 145
Washington 377.98 188.99 189
West Virginia 273.30 136.65 137
Wisconsin 271.07 135.53 136
Wyoming 346.51 173.26 174
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
Office of Unemployment Insurance
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