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Minimum disaster unemployment benefits for late 2010
Summary ETA sent state workforce agencies a table of minimum weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance amounts for major disasters declared October 1 through December 31, 2010. Most amounts use half a jurisdiction’s average weekly benefit, but that calculation is inapplicable to Guam, whose listed minimum is $308. 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. 31-10
Date issued
September 29, 2010
Status
Withdrawn
ETA lists this letter Canceled as of 2026-10-24; the PDF prints an expiration date of September 29, 2011.
Status last verified October 24, 2026
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UIPL31-10acc.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2010/UIPL31-10acc.pdf)
CLASSIFICATION
Employment and Training Administration UI
Advisory System CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
OUI
U.S. Department of Labor
DATE
Washington, D.C. 20210 September 29, 2010
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 31-10
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: JANE OATES /s/
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: October 1- December 31, 2010
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) 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 first quarter of FY 2011 from October 1 through December 31,
2010.
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 Weekly Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefit Amount:
October 1 – December 31, 2010.
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None September 29, 2011
UIPL31-10a1.pdf (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2010/UIPL31-10a1.pdf)
MINUMUM DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (DUA)
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT: October 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
BASED ON AWBA FOR TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT 7/1/2009 thru 6/30/2010
STATES AWBA 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUM WBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama 208.23 104.11 105
Alaska 242.62 121.31 122
Arizona 217.52 108.76 109
Arkansas 282.47 141.24 142
California 309.66 154.83 155
Colorado 356.59 178.29 179
Connecticut 335.13 167.57 168
Delaware 254.88 127.44 128
District of Columbia 301.85 150.92 151
Florida 234.47 117.23 118
Georgia 280.05 140.02 141
Guam 307.39 N/A1 308
Hawaii 420.33 210.17 211
Idaho 264.93 132.47 133
Illinois 321.62 160.81 161
Indiana 302.62 151.31 152
Iowa 322.27 161.14 162
Kansas 343.40 171.70 172
Kentucky 297.97 148.98 149
Louisiana 226.35 113.17 114
Maine 278.90 139.45 140
Maryland 313.08 156.54 157
Massachusetts 409.12 204.56 205
Michigan 304.38 152.19 153
Minnesota 361.82 180.91 181
Mississippi 193.26 96.63 97
Missouri 252.03 126.01 127
Montana 277.88 138.94 139
Nebraska 250.66 125.33 126
Nevada 321.85 160.92 161
New Hampshire 282.24 141.12 142
New Jersey 397.67 198.83 199
New Mexico 314.72 157.36 158
New York 311.30 155.65 156
North Carolina 304.64 152.32 153
North Dakota 312.20 156.10 157
Ohio 340.05 170.02 171
Oklahoma 285.32 142.66 143
Oregon 300.60 150.30 151
Pennsylvania 347.37 173.69 174
Puerto Rico 117.14 58.57 59
Rhode Island 384.95 192.47 193
South Carolina 243.38 121.69 122
South Dakota 253.63 126.82 127
Tennessee 222.91 111.46 112
Texas 322.08 161.04 162
Utah 319.62 159.81 160
Vermont 300.96 150.48 151
Virgin Islands 320.87 160.44 161
Virginia 298.79 149.40 150
Washington 408.33 204.16 205
West Virginia 264.77 132.38 133
Wisconsin 282.82 141.41 142
Wyoming 345.26 172.63 173
1
50 Percent AWBA Not Applicable for Guam (See 20 CFR 625.6(c))
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, OUI 09/07/2010
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