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Disaster unemployment benefit amounts for January–March 1993

Summary ETA directed state unemployment agencies to use the attached average weekly benefit amounts when calculating disaster unemployment assistance for disasters occurring January through March 1993. States were to round each amount up to the next dollar. The archived letter prints a March 1993 expiration date; its current advisory status is unconfirmed.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 16-93
Date issued
February 17, 1993
Status
Archived by the agency
The archived letter prints a March 31, 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/DUA/AWBA
Correspondence symbol: TEUMI
Issue date: February 17, 1993
Rescissions: None
Expiration date: March 31, 1993
Directive: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 16-93
To: ALL STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES
From: BARBARA ANN FARMER, Administrator for Regional Management
Subject: Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) Where the Date of the Disaster Occurs During the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1993 (January 1 through March 31, 1993)

Purpose. To transmit the AWBA for each State for the second quarter of FY 1993.

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 where the date of the disaster for the individual occurs during the second quarter of FY 1993 (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.

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

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

Attachment. AWBA Where the Date of the Disaster Occurs During the Quarter January 1 through March 31, 1993.

Attachment — Average Weekly Benefit Amounts, January 1–March 31, 1993
Official attachment: https://oui.doleta.gov/dmstree/uipl/uipl93/uipl_1693a.htm

Attachment to UIPL 16-93


    (Attachment to UIPL 16-93)

    AWBA WHERE THE DATE OF THE DISASTER OCCURS
    DURING THE QUARTER JANUARY 1 THRU MARCH 31, 1993
    BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT,
    10/01/91 THROUGH 09/30/1992

                         JANUARY 1             USE
                            THRU             ROUNDED
    STATES             March 31, 1993         AMOUNT

    Alabama                120.07              121
    Alaska                 170.07              171
    Arizona                146.16              147
    Arkansas               148.28              149
    California             150.19              151
    Colorado               176.35              177
    Connecticut            209.36              210
    Delaware               180.91              181
    DC                     224.80              225
    Florida                157.06              158
    Georgia                148.04              149
    Guam                   172.72              173
    Hawaii                 235.71              236
    Idaho                  155.24              156
    Illinois               182.28              183
    Indiana                123.67              124
    Iowa                   169.30              170
    Kansas                 177.53              178
    Kentucky               143.46              144
    Louisiana              116.57              117
    Maine                  166.86              167
    Maryland               180.23              181
    Massachusetts          225.56              226
    Michigan               211.81              212
    Minnesota              197.14              198
    Mississippi            121.53              122
    Missouri               145.02              146
    Montana                134.12              135
    Nebraska               131.25              132
    Nevada                 167.67              168
    New Hampshire          134.19              135
    New Jersey             223.65              224
    New Mexico             137.92              138
    New York               196.24              197
    North Carolina         158.77              159
    North Dakota           145.28              146
    Ohio                   179.53              180
    Oklahoma               157.93              158
    Oregon                 170.73              171
    Pennsylvania           199.67              200
    Puerto Rico             82.54               83
    Rhode Island           207.32              208
    South Carolina         142.70              143
    South Dakota           127.03              128
    Tennessee              122.59              123
    Texas                  174.46              175
    Utah                   173.24              174
    Vermont                154.71              155
    Virgin Islands         158.58              159
    Virginia               162.62              163
    Washington             173.31              174
    West Virginia          160.85              161
    Wisconsin              174.29              175
    Wyoming                163.73              164

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