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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance, January–March 1997

Summary ETA sent state unemployment agencies a table for determining minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared January 1 through March 31, 1997. It asked administrators to give the figures to staff and use the correct average weekly benefit amount. ETA now labels the letter Canceled; its printed expiration date was January 31, 1998.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 15-97
Date issued
January 31, 1997
Status
Withdrawn
ETA labels this advisory Canceled, and the letter prints a January 31, 1998 expiration date. The amounts cover disasters declared January through March 1997.
Status last verified October 25, 2026
Topics
Unemployment Insurance Disaster Assistance Benefit Amounts
Source
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U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
Classification: UI
Correspondence symbol: TEUPDI
Issue date: January 31, 1997
Rescissions: None
Expiration date: January 31, 1998

DIRECTIVE: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 15-97

TO: ALL STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES

FROM: DAVID L. HENSON
Acting Director
Unemployment Insurance Service

SUBJECT: Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount: Jan. 1 - Mar. 31, 1997

  1. Purpose. To transmit the subject computation for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the second quarter of FY 1997.

  2. Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) Utilization. As CFR 625.6, the attached listing sets forth the 50 percent of AWBA required by 20 computation applicable for major disasters declared during the second quarter of FY 1997, from January 1 through March 31, 1997. [Word order as published in the official HTML.]

  3. Action Required. SESA Administrators are requested to provide this information to appropriate staff and insure that the correct AWBA is utilized in determining the weekly DUA amount.

  4. Inquiries. Inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.

Attachment: Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount: Jan. 1 - Mar. 31, 1997.

Attachment: Minimum weekly DUA benefit amount

Official attachment: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/1997/UIPL15-97_Attach.pdf

Based on AWBA for total unemployment, 10/1/95 through 9/30/96. The table below preserves the printed figures. Connecticut's rounded minimum is blank in the source; several printed entries contain hyphens.

State or territory AWBA, 1/1/97–3/31/97 50% calculation DUA Use rounded minimum
Alabama 141.34 70.67 71
Alaska 171.92 85.96 86
Arizona 150.52 75.26 76
Arkansas 169.65 84.82 85
California 152.70 76.35 77
Colorado 207.27 103.63 104
Connecticut 220.62 110.31
Delaware 216.77 108.39 109
District of Columbia 235.55 117.77 118
Florida 175.15 87.58 88
Georgia 164.32 82.16 83
Guam 188.87 N/A' 189'
Hawaii 269.63 134.82 135
Idaho 180.03 90.02 91
Illinois 212.53 106.26 107
Indiana 187.60 93.80 94
Iowa 199.23 99.61 100
Kansas 200.00 100.00 100
Kentucky 170.63 85.32 86
Louisiana 125.34 62.67 63
Maine 169.43 84.72 8-5
Maryland 194.18 97-09 98
Massachusetts 252.24 126.12 127
Michigan 205.01 102.50 103
Minnesota 233.56 116.78 117
Mississippi 139.49 69.74 70
Missouri 153.46 76.73 77
Montana 164.40 82.20 8-3
Nebraska 160.83 80.42 81
Nevada 192.70 96.35 97
New Hampshire 150.53 75.27 76
New Jersey 254.38 127.19 128
New Mexico 155.93 77.96 78
New York 206.47 103.24 104
North Carolina 192.06 96.03 97
North Dakota 172.48 86.24 87
Ohio 201.26 100.63 101
Oklahoma 173.94 86.97 87
Oregon 188.78 94.39 95
Pennsylvania 218.97 109.48 110
Puerto Rico 93.49 46.74 47
Rhode Island 227.26 113.63 114
South Carolina 164.65 82.32 83
South Dakota 148.96 74.48 75
Tennessee 152.92 76.46 77
Texas 187.83 93.92 94
Utah 195.84 97.92 98
Vermont 168.05 84.03 85
Virgin Islands 151.61 75.80 76
Virginia 171.38 85.69 86
Washington 207.46 103.73 104
West Virginia 175.76 87.88 88
Wisconsin 201.74 100.87 101
Wyoming 181-15 90.58 91

Footnote (Guam): 50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625,6(c)). The source marks Guam's N/A and 189 with footnote symbols.

Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Unemployment Insurance Service, 1/6/1997.

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