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Minimum disaster unemployment benefits for late 2008
Summary ETA sent state agencies minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared October 1 through December 31, 2008. Its attachment gives the state calculations. ETA now lists this letter as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 28-08
Date issued
September 29, 2008
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its PDF prints an expiration date of September 29, 2009.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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UIPL28-08acc.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2008/UIPL28-08acc.pdf)
CLASSIFICATION
Employment and Training Administration UI
Advisory System CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. Department of Labor OWS/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
September 29, 2008
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 28-08
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: BRENT R. ORRELL /s/
Deputy Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1- December 31, 2008
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 first
quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.
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 first quarter of FY 2009 (October 1 through December 31, 2008).
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:
October 1 – December 31, 2008.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None September 29, 2009
UIPL28-08a1.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2008/UIPL28-08a1.pdf)
MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: October 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 7/1/2007 thru 6/30/2008
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 190.89 95.44 96
Alaska 201.71 100.85 101
Arizona 211.19 105.60 106
Arkansas 261.89 130.94 131
California 304.98 152.49 153
Colorado 334.36 167.18 168
Connecticut 314.90 157.45 158
Delaware 254.96 127.48 128
District of Columbia 289.15 144.58 145
Florida 239.11 119.56 120
Georgia 267.04 133.52 134
Guam 293.14 N/A1 294
Hawaii 400.96 200.48 201
Idaho 268.04 134.02 135
Illinois 309.41 154.70 155
Indiana 291.95 145.97 146
Iowa 298.65 149.33 150
Kansas 309.80 154.90 155
Kentucky 291.49 145.75 146
Louisiana 207.57 103.79 104
Maine 259.24 129.62 130
Maryland 294.10 147.05 148
Massachusetts 385.10 192.55 193
Michigan 296.35 148.18 149
Minnesota 341.50 170.75 171
Mississippi 177.73 88.86 89
Missouri 233.56 116.78 117
Montana 248.17 124.08 125
Nebraska 236.25 118.13 119
Nevada 288.49 144.25 145
New Hampshire 270.14 135.07 136
New Jersey 367.43 183.71 184
New Mexico 268.81 134.41 135
New York 303.15 151.58 152
North Carolina 282.30 141.15 142
North Dakota 277.59 138.80 139
Ohio 295.13 147.56 148
Oklahoma 257.66 128.83 129
Oregon 293.33 146.66 147
Pennsylvania 328.77 164.39 165
Puerto Rico 112.13 56.06 57
Rhode Island 367.70 183.85 184
South Carolina 236.08 118.04 119
South Dakota 232.48 116.24 117
Tennessee 221.11 110.55 111
Texas 296.02 148.01 149
Utah 306.42 153.21 154
Vermont 291.16 145.58 146
Virgin Islands 332.80 166.40 167
Virginia 275.51 137.75 138
Washington 344.77 172.38 173
West Virginia 243.12 121.56 122
Wisconsin 270.33 135.16 136
Wyoming 296.75 148.38 149
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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 Workforce Security, DUIO 09/05/2008
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