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Disaster unemployment assistance amounts for early 2016
Summary ETA sent state workforce agencies the minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance weekly benefit amounts for major disasters declared from January through March 2016. The attachment lists each state's average weekly benefit and rounded minimum. ETA now lists this period-specific advisory as Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 4-16
Date issued
December 14, 2015
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Withdrawn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 apply to disasters declared January 1–March 31, 2016.
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
December 14, 2015
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 4-16
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: ERIC SELEZNOW /s/ for PORTIA WU
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: January 1 – March 31, 2016
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 second
quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.
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 second quarter of FY 2016, from January 1 through March
31, 2016.
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: January 1, 2016 – March 31, 2016
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
ATTACHMENT
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: January 1, 2016–March 31, 2016
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA CALCULATION MINUMUMWBA
(ROUNDED)
Alabama $214.77 $107.39 $108
Alaska $263.32 $131.66 $132
Arizona $222.51 $111.26 $112
Arkansas $302.35 $151.18 $152
California $305.08 $152.54 $153
Colorado $383.37 $191.68 $192
Connecticut $353.55 $176.77 $177
Delaware $250.79 $125.39 $126
District of Columbia $296.89 $148.44 $149
Florida $234.51 $117.25 $118
Georgia $273.29 $136.64 $137
Hawaii $440.92 $220.46 $221
Idaho $295.42 $147.71 $148
Illinois $335.00 $167.50 $168
Indiana $256.68 $128.34 $129
Iowa $364.81 $182.41 $183
Kansas $362.40 $181.20 $182
Kentucky $302.50 $151.25 $152
Louisiana $212.38 $106.19 $107
Maine $296.98 $148.49 $149
Maryland $327.27 $163.64 $164
Massachusetts $446.86 $223.43 $224
Michigan $282.18 $141.09 $142
Minnesota $402.35 $201.17 $202
Mississippi $202.51 $101.25 $102
Missouri $246.52 $123.26 $124
Montana $307.68 $153.84 $154
Nebraska $297.32 $148.66 $149
Nevada $318.88 $159.44 $160
New Hampshire $298.98 $149.49 $150
New Jersey $406.99 $203.50 $204
New Mexico $315.09 $157.55 $158
New York $315.21 $157.61 $158
North Carolina $233.61 $116.80 $117
North Dakota $486.08 $243.04 $244
Ohio $338.73 $169.37 $170
Oklahoma $359.09 $179.55 $180
Oregon $343.38 $171.69 $172
Pennsylvania $371.59 $185.79 $186
Puerto Rico $117.76 $58.88 $59
Rhode Island $332.59 $166.30 $167
South Carolina $253.06 $126.53 $127
South Dakota $299.19 $149.59 $150
Tennessee $224.29 $112.15 $113
Texas $377.37 $188.69 $189
Utah $364.72 $182.36 $183
Vermont $327.36 $163.68 $164
Virgin Islands $327.22 $163.61 $164
Virginia $298.25 $149.12 $150
Washington $410.29 $205.15 $206
West Virginia $296.00 $148.00 $148
Wisconsin $292.60 $146.30 $147
Wyoming $394.21 $197.11 $198
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 10/01/2014 through 09/30/2015
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
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