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Minimum disaster unemployment benefits for July–September 2012
Summary ETA provided state agencies with the minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared from July 1 through September 30, 2012. The attached table shows each state’s average weekly benefit, 50 percent calculation and rounded minimum amount. ETA now lists the letter as Canceled, and its PDF expired July 16, 2013.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 25-12
Date issued
July 16, 2012
Status
Withdrawn
ETA’s advisory listing marks this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24. The PDF applies to disasters declared July 1–September 30, 2012 and lists July 16, 2013 as its expiration date.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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UIPL 25-12 (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2012/UIPL_25_12_Acc.pdf)
CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
UI
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
ADVISORY SYSTEM OUI/DUIO
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210 July 16, 2012
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 25-12
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: July 1 – September 30, 2012
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) 2012.
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 2012 from July 1 through
September 30, 2012.
3. Action Requested. 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. Inquires should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
5. Attachment. Minimum Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit
Amount: July 1 – September 30, 2012.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None July 16, 2013
State minimum benefit table (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2012/UIPL_25_12_Att.pdf)
MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: July 1, 2012 – September 30, 2012
BASED ON AVERAGE WEEKLY BENEFITS AMOUNT (AWBA)
FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 204.14 102.07 103
Alaska 241.76 120.88 121
Arizona 210.46 105.23 106
Arkansas 280.61 140.31 141
California 293.34 146.67 147
Colorado 336.54 168.27 169
Connecticut 329.51 164.76 165
Delaware 242.79 121.40 122
District of Columbia 296.07 148.03 149
Florida 231.19 115.60 116
Georgia 268.75 134.38 135
Hawaii 414.22 207.11 208
Idaho 249.77 124.89 125
Illinois 308.63 154.32 155
Indiana 295.53 147.76 148
Iowa 318.09 159.04 160
Kansas 322.33 161.16 162
Kentucky 286.67 143.34 144
Louisiana 196.35 98.17 99
Maine 276.34 138.17 139
Maryland 323.51 161.76 162
Massachusetts 390.44 195.22 196
Michigan 290.19 145.10 146
Minnesota 350.99 175.50 176
Mississippi 190.91 95.46 96
Missouri 236.75 118.37 119
Montana 262.04 131.02 132
Nebraska 259.41 129.71 130
Nevada 305.35 152.68 153
New Hampshire 275.46 137.73 138
New Jersey 392.20 196.10 197
New Mexico 294.43 147.22 148
New York 302.55 151.27 152
North Carolina 292.84 146.42 147
North Dakota 329.23 164.61 165
Ohio 293.78 146.89 147
Oklahoma 266.11 133.06 134
Oregon 289.84 144.92 145
Pennsylvania 338.06 169.03 170
Puerto Rico 117.28 58.64 59
Rhode Island 378.71 189.35 190
South Carolina 237.44 118.72 119
South Dakota 257.47 128.74 129
Tennessee 235.28 117.64 118
Texas 316.73 158.37 159
Utah 313.45 156.73 157
Vermont 298.95 149.48 150
Virgin Islands 308.22 154.11 155
Virginia 286.11 143.06 144
Washington 379.07 189.54 190
West Virginia 255.26 127.63 128
Wisconsin 270.34 135.17 136
Wyoming 333.37 166.69 167
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