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Disaster unemployment assistance amounts for late 2013
Summary ETA sent state agencies a table of 50 percent of each state’s average weekly unemployment benefit, rounded for use as the minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance weekly amount. The figures covered major disasters declared October through December 2013. ETA now lists the period-specific advisory as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 29-13
Date issued
September 12, 2013
Status
Withdrawn
ETA's advisory listing marks this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24, although its PDF prints an expiration date of Continuing. The amounts applied to disasters declared October 1–December 31, 2013.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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CLASSIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION Unemployment Insurance
ADVISORY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OUI/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
September 12, 2013
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 29-13
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: ERIC M. SELEZNOW /s/
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1 – December 31, 2013
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) 2014.
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 2014, from October 1 through
December 31, 2013.
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. Inquiries should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
5. Attachment. Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2013/UIPL_29_13_Att.pdf)
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: October 1, 2013–December 31, 2013
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUMWBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $205.41 $102.71 $103
Alaska $248.63 $124.32 $125
Arizona $216.22 $108.11 $109
Arkansas $291.79 $145.89 $146
California $297.62 $148.81 $149
Colorado $353.34 $176.67 $177
Connecticut $340.66 $170.33 $171
Delaware $243.82 $121.91 $122
District of Columbia $298.12 $149.06 $150
Florida $231.90 $115.95 $116
Georgia $269.48 $134.74 $135
Hawaii $392.93 $196.47 $197
Idaho $258.18 $129.09 $130
Illinois $319.73 $159.87 $160
Indiana $254.25 $127.13 $128
Iowa $333.07 $166.54 $167
Kansas $337.23 $168.62 $169
Kentucky $293.00 $146.50 $147
Louisiana $203.55 $101.78 $102
Maine $283.62 $141.81 $142
Maryland $328.73 $164.37 $165
Massachusetts $404.80 $202.40 $203
Michigan $293.87 $146.93 $147
Minnesota $370.05 $185.03 $186
Mississippi $193.67 $96.83 $97
Missouri $241.35 $120.68 $121
Montana $282.29 $141.15 $142
Nebraska $270.22 $135.11 $136
Nevada $306.60 $153.30 $154
New Hampshire $284.07 $142.03 $143
New Jersey $396.10 $198.05 $199
New Mexico $298.84 $149.42 $150
New York $306.19 $153.10 $154
North Carolina $299.86 $149.93 $150
North Dakota $385.28 $192.64 $193
Ohio $313.52 $156.76 $157
Oklahoma $283.56 $141.78 $142
Oregon $311.16 $155.58 $156
Pennsylvania $354.61 $177.31 $178
Puerto Rico $118.78 $59.39 $60
Rhode Island $359.59 $179.80 $180
South Carolina $246.26 $123.13 $124
South Dakota $273.34 $136.67 $137
Tennessee $235.66 $117.83 $118
Texas $333.13 $166.56 $167
Utah $337.89 $168.94 $169
Vermont $310.97 $155.49 $156
Virgin Islands $368.13 $184.06 $185
Virginia $291.19 $145.59 $146
Washington $380.75 $190.37 $191
West Virginia $277.90 $138.95 $139
Wisconsin $273.40 $136.70 $137
Wyoming $354.14 $177.07 $178
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 07/01/2012 thru 06/30/2013
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
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