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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance for April through June 2010

Summary ETA sent states minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared April 1 through June 30, 2010. The attached table computes the amounts using half of each state’s average weekly unemployment benefit. The letter rescinded UIPL 7-10 and is now listed by ETA as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 21-10
Date issued
April 20, 2010
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; the PDF prints an expiration date of April 20, 2011 and says it rescinds UIPL No. 7-10.
Status last verified October 24, 2026

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ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; the PDF prints an expiration date of April 20, 2011 and says it rescinds UIPL No. 7-10. 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 Treat this page as historical context, not current guidance, and verify current law before relying on anything here.
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UIPL21-10acc.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2010/UIPL21-10acc.pdf)

                                                     CLASSIFICATION
      Employment and Training Administration         UI/DUA
                Advisory System                      CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
            U.S. Department of Labor                 OUI
            Washington, D.C. 20210                   DATE
                                                     April 20, 2010

ADVISORY:             UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 21-10

TO:                   STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES

FROM:                 JANE OATES /s/
                      Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:              Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly
                      Benefit Amount For April 1 - June 30, 2010

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) 2010.

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 2010 from April 1 through June 30, 2010.

3. Action Required. State Workforce Agency Administrators are requested to provide this
   information to appropriate staff and ensure 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, 2010.




RESCISSIONS                                              EXPIRATION DATE
UIPL No. 7-10                                            April 20, 2011

UIPL21-10a1.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2010/UIPL21-10a1.pdf)

                           MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
                      WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: April 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010
                 BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 1/1/2009 thru 12/31/2009

        STATES                      AWBA         50% AWBA CALCULATION   MINUMUM WBA
                                                                         (ROUNDED)
        Alabama                     208.04           104.02                 105
        Alaska                      234.86           117.43                 118
        Arizona                     220.17           110.09                 111
        Arkansas                    281.53           140.76                 141
        California                  310.56           155.28                 156
        Colorado                    360.96           180.48                 181
        Connecticut                 339.75           169.88                 170
        Delaware                    261.80           130.90                 131
        District of Columbia        303.01           151.51                 152
        Florida                     237.58           118.79                 119
        Georgia                     283.03           141.52                 142
        Guam                        309.58            N/A1                  310
        Hawaii                      423.02           211.51                 212
        Idaho                       275.40           137.70                 138
        Illinois                    327.86           163.93                 164
        Indiana                     306.90           153.45                 154
        Iowa                        319.76           159.88                 160
        Kansas                      354.38           177.19                 178
        Kentucky                    307.64           153.82                 154
        Louisiana                   230.74           115.37                 116
        Maine                       281.62           140.81                 141
        Maryland                    310.90           155.45                 156
        Massachusetts               419.18           209.59                 210
        Michigan                    308.68           154.34                 155
        Minnesota                   359.95           179.97                 180
        Mississippi                 195.63            97.82                  98
        Missouri                    256.41           128.21                 129
        Montana                     270.27           135.13                 136
        Nebraska                    249.45           124.72                 125
        Nevada                      317.36           158.68                 159
        New Hampshire               282.65           141.32                 142
        New Jersey                  395.73           197.86                 198
        New Mexico                  300.29           150.15                 151
        New York                    314.51           157.26                 158
        North Carolina              306.70           153.35                 154
        North Dakota                310.52           155.26                 156
        Ohio                        321.01           160.50                 161
        Oklahoma                    295.38           147.69                 148
        Oregon                      313.26           156.63                 157
        Pennsylvania                352.16           176.08                 177
        Puerto Rico                 115.34            57.67                  58
        Rhode Island                382.96           191.48                 192
        South Carolina              250.08           125.04                 126
        South Dakota                253.90           126.95                 127
        Tennessee                   226.36           113.18                 114
        Texas                       324.98           162.49                 163
        Utah                        320.77           160.39                 161
        Vermont                     306.33           153.16                 154
        Virgin Islands              327.34           163.67                 164
        Virginia                    304.01           152.01                 153
        Washington                  401.51           200.75                 201
        West Virginia               271.76           135.88                 136
        Wisconsin                   287.50           143.75                 144
        Wyoming                     347.40           173.70                 174
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    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 Unemployment Insurance, 3/24/2010

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