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Minimum disaster unemployment benefit amounts for spring 2000

Summary ETA supplied state agencies with minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from April 1 through June 30, 2000. Its attachment lists each jurisdiction's average weekly benefit, the 50 percent calculation, and the rounded minimum to use. These are historical figures for that quarter; ETA now lists the letter as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 20-00
Date issued
April 3, 2000
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this advisory Canceled as of October 25, 2026; the letter's printed expiration date was April 30, 2001, and its attached amounts applied to disasters declared April 1 through June 30, 2000.
Status last verified October 25, 2026

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ETA lists this advisory Canceled as of October 25, 2026; the letter's printed expiration date was April 30, 2001, and its attached amounts applied to disasters declared April 1 through June 30, 2000. It no longer reflects the agency's current position. Treat this page as historical context, not current guidance, and verify current law before relying on anything here.
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Official full letter: https://oui.doleta.gov/dmstree/uipl/uipl2k/uipl_2000.htm

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D. C. 20210
CLASSIFICATION: UI
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL: TEUPDI
ISSUE DATE: April 3, 2000
RESCISSIONS: None
EXPIRATION DATE: April 30, 2001
DIRECTIVE: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 20-00
TO: ALL STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES
FROM: GRACE A. KILBANE, Administrator, Office of Workforce Security
SUBJECT: Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount: Apr. 1 - Jun. 30, 2000

  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 third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2000.
  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 2000, from April 1 through June 30, 2000.
  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.
  5. Attachment. Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount: Apr. 1 - Jun. 30, 2000.

Official attachment: https://oui.doleta.gov/dmstree/uipl/uipl2k/uipl_2000a.htm

MINIMUM WEEKLY DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA) BENEFIT AMOUNT: APR 1 THRU JUN 30, 2000
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 01/01/99 thru 12/31/99

State or territory AWBA 50% calculation Rounded minimum
Alabama 155.55 77.77 78
Alaska 181.58 90.79 91
Arizona 157.31 78.65 79
Arkansas 197.20 98.60 99
California 158.21 79.10 80
Colorado 240.96 120.48 121
Connecticut 225.36 112.68 113
Delaware 203.70 101.85 102
District of Columbia 235.01 117.51 118
Florida 211.84 105.92 106
Georgia 198.70 99.35 100
Guam 211.75 N/A¹ 212¹
Hawaii 277.63 138.81 139
Idaho 200.43 100.22 101
Illinois 241.16 120.58 121
Indiana 210.31 105.15 106
Iowa 227.05 113.52 114
Kansas 237.48 118.74 119
Kentucky 201.03 100.51 101
Louisiana 162.10 81.05 82
Maine 192.30 96.15 97
Maryland 204.78 102.39 103
Massachusetts 278.86 139.43 140
Michigan 237.88 118.94 119
Minnesota 278.76 139.38 140
Mississippi 153.30 76.65 77
Missouri 174.57 87.28 88
Montana 181.04 90.52 91
Nebraska 177.13 88.56 89
Nevada 215.61 107.81 108
New Hampshire 208.27 104.13 105
New Jersey 277.02 138.51 139
New Mexico 178.06 89.03 90
New York 231.93 115.96 116
North Carolina 218.71 109.36 110
North Dakota 201.35 100.68 101
Ohio 224.04 112.02 113
Oklahoma 208.67 104.34 105
Oregon 223.45 111.73 112
Pennsylvania 250.56 125.28 126
Puerto Rico 102.82 51.41 52
Rhode Island 245.73 122.86 123
South Carolina 185.48 92.74 93
South Dakota 170.05 85.02 86
Tennessee 183.95 91.97 92
Texas 225.36 112.68 113
Utah 205.20 102.60 103
Vermont 203.40 101.70 102
Virgin Islands 172.64 86.32 87
Virginia 186.91 93.46 94
Washington 275.82 137.91 138
West Virginia 197.98 98.99 99
Wisconsin 223.46 111.73 112
Wyoming 200.61 100.30 101

Data Supplied by U.S. DOL/ETA/OWS, 03/21/2000

¹ 50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))

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