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Minimum disaster unemployment assistance for July through September 2009
Summary ETA sent states minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared July 1 through September 30, 2009. The attachment generally uses half a jurisdiction’s average weekly benefit, but marks that calculation inapplicable to Guam and lists its minimum as $301. 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. 30-09
Date issued
July 2, 2009
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; its PDF prints an expiration date of July 2, 2010.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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UIPL30-09acc.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2009/UIPL30-09acc.pdf)
CLASSIFICATION
Employment and Training Administration UI
Advisory System CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. Department of Labor OWS/DUIO
Washington, D.C. 20210 DATE
July 2, 2009
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 30-09
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: July 1- September 30, 2009
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) 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 fourth quarter of FY 2009 from July 1 through September 30, 2009.
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:
July 1 – September 30, 2009.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None July 2, 2010
UIPL30-09a1.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2009/UIPL30-09a1.pdf)
MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: July 1, 2009 – September 30, 2009
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 4/1/2008 thru 3/31/2009
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 201.32 100.66 101
Alaska 207.76 103.88 104
Arizona 219.02 109.51 110
Arkansas 269.40 134.70 135
California 303.56 151.78 152
Colorado 347.37 173.69 174
Connecticut 330.03 165.01 166
Delaware 259.77 129.89 130
District of Columbia 293.93 146.96 147
Florida 238.37 119.18 120
Georgia 276.69 138.35 139
Guam 300.25 N/A1 301
Hawaii 417.94 208.97 209
Idaho 276.10 138.05 139
Illinois 319.51 159.75 160
Indiana 301.00 150.50 151
Iowa 308.87 154.44 155
Kansas 327.37 163.68 164
Kentucky 304.91 152.45 153
Louisiana 212.90 106.45 107
Maine 271.39 135.69 136
Maryland 308.43 154.22 155
Massachusetts 399.15 199.57 200
Michigan 302.98 151.49 152
Minnesota 350.88 175.44 176
Mississippi 188.75 94.37 95
Missouri 250.26 125.13 126
Montana 252.08 126.04 127
Nebraska 244.61 122.31 123
Nevada 299.31 149.65 150
New Hampshire 273.63 136.81 137
New Jersey 383.97 191.99 192
New Mexico 283.90 141.95 142
New York 309.77 154.88 155
North Carolina 293.60 146.80 147
North Dakota 300.10 150.05 151
Ohio 306.05 153.02 154
Oklahoma 284.58 142.29 143
Oregon 307.81 153.91 154
Pennsylvania 340.88 170.44 171
Puerto Rico 112.45 56.22 57
Rhode Island 373.35 186.68 187
South Carolina 243.76 121.88 122
South Dakota 248.79 124.40 125
Tennessee 222.64 111.32 112
Texas 310.13 155.07 156
Utah 315.57 157.79 158
Vermont 299.96 149.98 150
Virgin Islands 323.37 161.69 162
Virginia 286.30 143.15 144
Washington 362.33 181.17 182
West Virginia 247.86 123.93 124
Wisconsin 278.17 139.08 140
Wyoming 325.09 162.54 163
50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))
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Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workforce Security, DUIO 06/23/2009
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