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Minimum disaster unemployment benefits for summer 2011
Summary ETA sent state workforce agencies a table of minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts based on half of each state’s average weekly unemployment benefit. The figures applied to major disasters declared July 1 through September 30, 2011. 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. 24-11
Date issued
July 8, 2011
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; the PDF prints an expiration date of July 8, 2012.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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UIPL24-11ACC.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2011/UIPL24-11ACC.pdf)
CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION UI
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
OUI/DUIO
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210 July 8, 2011
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 24-11
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: July 1 – September 30, 2011
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) 2011.
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 2011 from July 1 through September 30, 2011.
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:
July 1 – September 30, 2011.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None July 8, 2012
UIPL24-11ATT.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2011/UIPL24-11ATT.pdf)
MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: July 1, 2011 – September 30, 2011
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 4/1/2010 thru 3/31/2011
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 204.71 102.36 103
Alaska 239.04 119.52 120
Arizona 212.68 106.34 107
Arkansas 276.49 138.25 139
California 297.61 148.80 149
Colorado 340.90 170.45 171
Connecticut 326.09 163.04 164
Delaware 242.96 121.48 122
District of Columbia 297.56 148.78 149
Florida 229.95 114.97 115
Georgia 271.00 135.50 136
Hawaii 415.95 207.98 208
Idaho 250.90 125.45 126
Illinois 315.38 157.69 158
Indiana 293.25 146.63 147
Iowa 319.52 159.76 160
Kansas 322.55 161.28 162
Kentucky 286.62 143.31 144
Louisiana 200.25 100.12 101
Maine 272.56 136.28 137
Maryland 317.65 158.83 159
Massachusetts 388.16 194.08 195
Michigan 293.64 146.82 147
Minnesota 350.54 175.27 176
Mississippi 189.09 94.54 95
Missouri 241.16 120.58 121
Montana 268.09 134.04 135
Nebraska 252.72 126.36 127
Nevada 313.29 156.65 157
New Hampshire 271.65 135.82 136
New Jersey 396.64 198.32 199
New Mexico 308.74 154.37 155
New York 305.00 152.50 153
North Carolina 295.52 147.76 148
North Dakota 312.96 156.48 157
Ohio 294.17 147.09 148
Oklahoma 275.31 137.65 138
Oregon 288.00 144.00 144
Pennsylvania 336.43 168.22 169
Puerto Rico 118.11 59.05 60
Rhode Island 377.95 188.98 189
South Carolina 235.13 117.57 118
South Dakota 249.23 124.62 125
Tennessee 227.25 113.62 114
Texas 314.80 157.40 158
Utah 314.04 157.02 158
Vermont 295.46 147.73 148
Virgin Islands 302.91 151.46 152
Virginia 286.04 143.02 144
Washington 370.76 185.38 186
West Virginia 250.11 125.05 126
Wisconsin 271.97 135.99 136
Wyoming 331.48 165.74 166
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of
Unemployment Insurance
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