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Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Major Disasters that Occur During the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1992 (January 1 through March 31, 1992)

Summary ETA directed states to use the attached average weekly benefit amounts when calculating disaster unemployment assistance for major disasters in January through March 1992. It said states should round the amounts up to the next dollar. The archived letter prints a February 1993 expiration date; its current status is unconfirmed.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 16-92
Date issued
February 4, 1992
Status
Archived by the agency
The archived letter prints a February 28, 1993 expiration date; no current cancellation or replacement is confirmed.
Status last verified October 26, 2026

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U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
Classification: UI
Correspondence symbol: TEURL
Issue date: February 4, 1992
Rescissions: None
Expiration date: February 28, 1993
Directive: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 16-92
To: ALL STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES
From: DONALD J. KULICK, Administrator for Regional Management
Subject: Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Major Disasters that Occur During the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1992 (January 1 through March 31, 1992)

  1. Purpose. To transmit the AWBA for each State for the second quarter of FY 1992.

  2. AWBA Utilization. The attached listing identifies the AWBA which is to be used when computing the weekly amount of disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) for major disasters that occur during the second quarter of FY 1992 (refer to 20 CFR 625.6). The AWBA for each State is based on the total amount of unemployment insurance paid in that State in the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter in which the major disaster began. States shall use the AWBA, rounded to the next higher dollar amount, in the computation of the DUA weekly benefit amount. An updated listing will be provided for each subsequent calendar quarter.

  3. Action Required. State Employment Security Agency Administrators are requested to provide this information to appropriate staff.

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

  5. Attachment. AWBA for Major Disasters That Occur During The Quarter January 1 through March 31, 1992.

Attachment — Average weekly benefit amounts, January 1–March 31, 1992
Official attachment: https://oui.doleta.gov/dmstree/uipl/uipl92/uipl_1692a.htm

State AWBA Rounded amount
Alabama 118.66 119
Alaska 168.07 169
Arizona 141.43 142
Arkansas 136.94 137
California 141.37 142
Colorado 171.30 172
Connecticut 204.82 205
Delaware 184.45 185
District of Columbia 220.11 221
Florida 156.22 157
Georgia 148.46 149
Guam 168.54 169
Idaho 151.61 152
Illinois 178.23 179
Indiana 110.40 111
Iowa 165.87 166
Kansas 175.34 176
Kansas 175.34 176
Louisiana 108.75 109
Maine 163.51 164
Maryland 177.75 178
Massachusetts 221.00 221
Michigan 212.67 213
Minnesota 193.31 194
Mississippi 114.25 115
Missouri 141.31 142
Montana 142.43 143
Nebraska 124.66 125
Nevada 167.52 168
New Hampshire 129.78 130
New Jersey 215.61 216
New Mexico 130.72 131
New York 188.62 189
North Carolina 155.72 156
North Dakota 143.28 144
Ohio 175.49 176
Oklahoma 152.44 153
Oregon 166.31 167
Pennsylvania 195.54 196
Puerto Rico 81.37 82
Rhode Island 202.47 203
South Carolina 138.95 139
South Dakota 120.40 121
Tennessee 117.05 118
Texas 168.44 169
Utah 166.41 167
Vermont 152.13 153
Virgin Islands 143.92 144
Virginia 154.47 155
Washington 175.88 176
West Virginia 158.00 158
Wisconsin 175.49 176
Wyoming 160.65 161

Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Unemployment Insurance Service, 12/19/91.

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