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Disaster unemployment assistance amounts for summer 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 July through September 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. 15-14
Date issued
June 25, 2014
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Withdrawn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 July 1–September 30, 2014.
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
June 25, 2014
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 15-14
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: PORTIA WU /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: July 1 – September 30, 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 fourth
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 fourth quarter of FY 2014, from July 1 through
September 30, 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: July 1, 2014 – September 30, 2014
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2014/UIPL_15-14_Attachment_Acc.pdf)
ATTACHMENT
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: July 1, 2014–September 30, 2014
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA MINUMUMWBA
CALCULATION (ROUNDED)
Alabama $207.95 $103.97 $104
Alaska $249.57 $124.79 $125
Arizona $221.09 $110.54 $111
Arkansas $288.47 $144.24 $145
California $301.53 $150.77 $151
Colorado $358.67 $179.34 $180
Connecticut $345.02 $172.51 $173
Delaware $246.24 $123.12 $124
District of Columbia $299.62 $149.81 $150
Florida $228.51 $114.26 $115
Georgia $266.74 $133.37 $134
Hawaii $423.24 $211.62 $212
Idaho $270.08 $135.04 $136
Illinois $325.29 $162.64 $163
Indiana $244.70 $122.35 $123
Iowa $340.83 $170.41 $171
Kansas $342.12 $171.06 $172
Kentucky $290.67 $145.33 $146
Louisiana $208.27 $104.14 $105
Maine $286.88 $143.44 $144
Maryland $328.90 $164.45 $165
Massachusetts $432.02 $216.01 $217
Michigan $293.22 $146.61 $147
Minnesota $380.89 $190.45 $191
Mississippi $194.07 $97.03 $98
Missouri $241.68 $120.84 $121
Montana $293.37 $146.68 $147
Nebraska $279.92 $139.96 $140
Nevada $308.64 $154.32 $155
New Hampshire $287.14 $143.57 $144
New Jersey $400.78 $200.39 $201
New Mexico $302.39 $151.19 $152
New York $308.29 $154.15 $155
North Carolina $274.23 $137.12 $138
North Dakota $407.51 $203.75 $204
Ohio $321.39 $160.70 $161
Oklahoma $297.46 $148.73 $149
Oregon $318.10 $159.05 $160
Pennsylvania $361.44 $180.72 $181
Puerto Rico $119.22 $59.61 $60
Rhode Island $347.73 $173.87 $174
South Carolina $248.70 $124.35 $125
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South Dakota $279.36 $139.68 $140
Tennessee $231.71 $115.86 $116
Texas $345.23 $172.61 $173
Utah $348.27 $174.14 $175
Vermont $314.10 $157.05 $158
Virgin Islands $320.87 $160.44 $161
Virginia $297.66 $148.83 $149
Washington $391.23 $195.62 $196
West Virginia $274.89 $137.45 $138
Wisconsin $278.64 $139.32 $140
Wyoming $360.90 $180.45 $181
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 04/01/2013
through 03/31/2014
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
Insurance
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