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Minimum disaster unemployment benefit amounts for April–June 1998

Summary ETA gave state employment agencies minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from April through June 1998. Its attachment lists each jurisdiction's average weekly unemployment benefit, the 50 percent calculation, and the rounded minimum amount. 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. 22-98
Date issued
April 22, 1998
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled; its table applied to disasters declared April through June 1998.
Status last verified October 25, 2026

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Official letter (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/1998/UIPL22-98.html):

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
CLASSIFICATION: UI
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL: TEUPDI
ISSUE DATE: April 22, 1998
RESCISSIONS: None
EXPIRATION DATE: [blank in letter]

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 22-98
TO: ALL STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES
FROM: GRACE A. KILBANE, Director, Unemployment Insurance Service
SUBJECT: Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount: April 1 - June 30, 1998

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) 1998.

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 1998, from April 1 through June 30, 1998.

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.

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

Attachment. Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount: April 1 - June 30, 1998.

Official attachment (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/1998/UIPL22-98_Attach.pdf):

MINIMUM WEEKLY DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
BENEFIT AMOUNT: APR 1 THRU JUN 30, 1998
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 01/01/97 thru 12/31/97

States AWBA 04/01/98–06/30/98 Minimum DUA 50% calculation Use rounded minimum
Alabama 144.67 72.34 73
Alaska 175.76 87.88 88
Arizona 146.52 73.26 74
Arkansas 198.24 99.12 100
California 151.85 75.93 76
Colorado 212.73 106.36 107
Delaware 193.70 96.85 97
District of Columbia 233.48 116.74 117
Florida 191.94 95.97 96
Georgia 162.47 81.23 82
Guam 192.77 N/A[1] 193[1]
Hawaii 268.83 134.41 135
Idaho 187.20 93.60 94
Illinois 217.41 108.71 109
Indiana 185.90 92.95 93
Iowa 205.03 102.52 103
Kansas 204.41 102.20 103
Kentucky 175.91 87.95 88
Louisiana 132.61 66.31 67
Maine 151.75 75.88 76
Maryland 195.93 97.96 98
Massachusetts 262.85 131.43 132
Michigan 221.75 110.88 111
Minnesota 242.00 121.00 121
Mississippi 142.24 71.12 72
Missouri 154.21 77.11 78
Montana 166.09 83.05 84
Nebraska 162.81 81.40 82
Nevada 203.88 101.94 102
New Hampshire 165.51 82.76 83
New Jersey 258.50 129.25 130
New Mexico 158.00 79.00 79
New York 203.78 101.89 102
North Carolina 198.27 99.13 100
North Dakota 176.11 88.06 89
Ohio 207.99 104.00 104
Oklahoma 176.78 88.39 89
Oregon 198.14 99.07 100
Pennsylvania 227.50 113.75 114
Puerto Rico 94.25 47.12 48
Rhode Island 223.63 111.81 112
South Carolina 168.62 84.31 85
South Dakota 155.68 77.84 78
Tennessee 163.31 81.65 82
Texas 195.87 97.93 98
Utah 193.08 96.54 97
Vermont 173.52 86.76 87
Virgin Islands 165.96 82.98 83
Virginia 179.20 89.60 90
Washington 239.82 119.91 120
West Virginia 180.20 90.10 91
Wisconsin 188.47 94.24 95
Wyoming 181.80 90.90 91

The source table does not list Connecticut. Its Colorado and Delaware entries run together in the printed first page; the values above follow their visible rows.

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

Data supplied by U.S. DOL/ETA/UIS, 4/02/1998.

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