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Disaster unemployment minimum weekly benefits for July–September 2008
Summary ETA gave state workforce agencies a table of minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from July through September 2008. It based the amounts on each state's average weekly unemployment benefit and directed states to use the table when calculating payments. 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. 20-08
Date issued
June 30, 2008
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-25; its letter prints an expiration date of June 30, 2009.
Status last verified October 25, 2026
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Accessible letter (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2008/UIPL20-08acc.pdf)
CLASSIFICATION
Employment and Training Administration UI
Advisory System CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. Department of Labor OWS/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
June 30, 2008
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 20-08
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: BRENT R. ORRELL /s/
Deputy Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: July 1- September 30, 2008
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) 2008.
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 2008 from July 1 through September 30, 2008.
3. Action Required. State Workforce Agency 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:
July 1 – September 30, 2008.
RESCISSIONS: None
EXPIRATION DATE: June 30, 2009
Attachment: Minimum Weekly DUA Benefit Amount (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2008/UIPL20-08a1.pdf)
MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: July 1, 2008 – September 30, 2008
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 4/1/2007 thru 3/31/2008
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 189.15 94.58 95
Alaska 201.02 100.51 101
Arizona 206.66 103.33 104
Arkansas 259.52 129.76 130
California 302.48 151.24 152
Colorado 330.60 165.30 166
Connecticut 312.18 156.09 157
Delaware 255.07 127.54 128
District of Columbia 287.40 143.70 144
Florida 238.50 119.25 120
Georgia 264.75 132.38 133
Guam 290.86 N/A 1 291
Hawaii 390.97 195.48 196
Idaho 263.23 131.62 132
Illinois 307.53 153.77 154
Indiana 290.97 145.49 146
Iowa 296.10 148.05 149
Kansas 306.65 153.32 154
Kentucky 287.20 143.60 144
Louisiana 206.68 103.34 104
Maine 256.68 128.34 129
Maryland 288.05 144.02 145
Massachusetts 382.00 191.00 191
Michigan 294.11 147.05 148
Minnesota 337.97 168.98 169
Mississippi 177.14 88.57 89
Missouri 229.00 114.50 115
Montana 241.44 120.72 121
Nebraska 235.05 117.53 118
Nevada 287.00 143.50 144
New Hampshire 266.99 133.50 134
New Jersey 362.97 181.49 182
New Mexico 262.47 131.24 132
New York 301.62 150.81 151
North Carolina 280.05 140.03 141
North Dakota 274.42 137.21 138
Ohio 292.60 146.30 147
Oklahoma 258.13 129.07 130
Oregon 290.33 145.17 146
Pennsylvania 326.95 163.47 164
Puerto Rico 111.73 55.87 56
Rhode Island 365.41 182.71 183
South Carolina 232.88 116.44 117
South Dakota 230.27 115.13 116
Tennessee 221.86 110.93 111
Texas 291.45 145.72 146
Utah 302.91 151.45 152
Vermont 289.58 144.79 145
Virgin Islands 328.20 164.10 165
Virginia 272.18 136.09 137
Washington 340.11 170.05 171
West Virginia 242.34 121.17 122
Wisconsin 268.55 134.27 135
Wyoming 288.84 144.42 145
1
50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training
Administration, Office of Workforce Security, DUIO 06/11/2008
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