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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance amounts for April through June 2003

Summary ETA provided state workforce agencies with a table of minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared April 1 through June 30, 2003. It asked agencies to use the listed average weekly benefit amounts in computing those weekly benefits. ETA now lists this historical letter as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 21-03
Date issued
March 27, 2003
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled; the letter printed a March 31, 2004 expiration date.
Status last verified October 25, 2026

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Official letter (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2003/UIPL21-03.html):

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, D.C. 20210
CLASSIFICATION: UI
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL: OWS/DUIO
DATE: March 27, 2003

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER No. 21-03
TO: ALL STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: CHERYL ATKINSON /s/, Administrator, Office of Workforce Security
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit Amount: April 1 - June 30, 2003
RESCISSIONS: None
EXPIRATION DATE: March 31, 2004

  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 third quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2003.

  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 2003, from April 1 through June 30, 2003.

  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: April 1 - June 30, 2003.

Attachment: minimum weekly DUA benefit amount, April 1 through June 30, 2003

Official attachment: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2003/UIPL21-03_Attach.html

MINIMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSSITANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: APR 1 THRU JUN 30, 2003
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 01/01/2002 THRU 12/31/2002

States AWBA, 4/1/03–6/30/03 50% calculation Use rounded DUA
Alabama 167.44 83.72 84
Alaska 193.34 96.67 97
Arizona 176.21 88.10 89
Arkansas 223.40 111.70 112
California 217.24 108.62 109
Colorado 313.18 156.59 157
Connecticut 286.90 143.45 144
Delaware 228.08 114.04 115
District of Columbia 289.70 144.85 145
Florida 225.33 112.67 113
Georgia 238.73 119.36 120
Guam 256.77 N/A 257
Hawaii 297.23 148.61 149
Idaho 231.70 115.85 116
Illinois 280.06 140.03 141
Indiana 254.58 127.29 128
Iowa 254.72 127.36 128
Kansas 276.37 138.18 139
Kentucky 245.83 122.91 123
Louisiana 197.25 98.63 99
Maine 224.42 112.21 113
Maryland 240.94 120.47 121
Massachusetts 360.09 180.04 181
Michigan 276.49 138.25 139
Minnesota 317.61 158.80 159
Mississippi 168.49 84.24 85
Missouri 205.49 102.74 103
Montana 187.07 93.54 94
Nebraska 211.51 105.75 106
Nevada 232.13 116.06 117
New Hampshire 259.84 129.92 130
New Jersey 331.22 165.61 166
New Mexico 207.09 103.55 104
New York 275.47 137.74 138
North Carolina 258.98 129.49 130
North Dakota 219.27 109.63 110
Ohio 251.05 125.53 126
Oklahoma 234.45 117.23 118
Oregon 276.90 138.45 139
Pennsylvania 291.06 145.53 146
Puerto Rico 106.91 53.45 54
Rhode Island 304.31 152.15 153
South Carolina 208.11 104.05 105
South Dakota 198.30 99.15 100
Tennessee 209.57 104.78 105
Texas 258.68 129.34 130
Utah 275.41 137.70 138
Vermont 250.16 125.08 126
Virgin Islands 288.89 144.44 145
Virginia 311.27 155.64 156
Washington 328.63 164.32 165
West Virginia 214.92 107.46 108
Wisconsin 247.17 123.59 124
Wyoming 232.01 116.00 116

1 50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))
Data supplied by U.S. DOL/ETA/OWS,03/12//2003

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