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Disaster unemployment assistance amounts for spring 2015
Summary ETA sent state workforce agencies the minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance weekly benefit amounts for major disasters declared from April through June 2015. The attachment lists each state's average weekly benefit and rounded minimum amount. ETA now lists this period-specific advisory as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 14-15
Date issued
March 30, 2015
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Withdrawn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 apply to disasters declared April 1–June 30, 2015.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Unemployment Insurance
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
March 30, 2015
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 14-15
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: PORTIA WU /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: April 1 – June 30, 2015
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) 2015.
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 2015, from April 1 through June 30, 2015.
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: April 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
ATTACHMENT
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: April 1, 2015–June 30, 2015
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUMWBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $211.64 $105.82 $106
Alaska $253.52 $126.76 $127
Arizona $222.27 $111.13 $112
Arkansas $290.89 $145.44 $146
California $302.05 $151.02 $152
Colorado $366.84 $183.42 $184
Connecticut $345.24 $172.62 $173
Delaware $246.72 $123.36 $124
District of Columbia $297.57 $148.78 $149
Florida $237.01 $118.51 $119
Georgia $268.61 $134.31 $135
Hawaii $430.25 $215.13 $216
Idaho $281.46 $140.73 $141
Illinois $327.47 $163.74 $164
Indiana $252.04 $126.02 $127
Iowa $348.46 $174.23 $175
Kansas $351.58 $175.79 $176
Kentucky $291.55 $145.77 $146
Louisiana $207.68 $103.84 $104
Maine $289.93 $144.97 $145
Maryland $325.48 $162.74 $163
Massachusetts $433.17 $216.59 $217
Michigan $284.59 $142.30 $143
Minnesota $390.00 $195.00 $195
Mississippi $197.89 $98.95 $99
Missouri $243.63 $121.82 $122
Montana $297.62 $148.81 $149
Nebraska $287.90 $143.95 $144
Nevada $312.16 $156.08 $157
New Hampshire $289.22 $144.61 $145
New Jersey $405.61 $202.81 $203
New Mexico $304.61 $152.30 $153
New York $307.21 $153.61 $154
North Carolina $228.88 $114.44 $115
North Dakota $427.90 $213.95 $214
Ohio $326.75 $163.38 $164
Oklahoma $316.95 $158.47 $159
Oregon $326.54 $163.27 $164
Pennsylvania $363.77 $181.89 $182
Puerto Rico $118.27 $59.14 $60
Rhode Island $338.78 $169.39 $170
South Carolina $251.10 $125.55 $126
South Dakota $290.80 $145.40 $146
Tennessee $223.40 $111.70 $112
Texas $354.55 $177.28 $178
Utah $351.95 $175.97 $176
Vermont $320.45 $160.22 $161
Virgin Islands $312.39 $156.20 $157
Virginia $298.84 $149.42 $150
Washington $396.61 $198.31 $199
West Virginia $278.54 $139.27 $140
Wisconsin $285.28 $142.64 $143
Wyoming $362.82 $181.41 $182
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 01/01/2014 through 12/31/2014
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
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