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Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Major Disasters that Occur During the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1992 (July 1 through September 30, 1992)

Summary ETA directed states to use the attached average weekly benefit amounts when calculating disaster unemployment assistance for major disasters in July through September 1992. It said states should round the amounts up to the next dollar. The archived letter prints a September 1992 expiration date; its current status is unconfirmed.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
UIPL No. 43-92
Date issued
July 31, 1992
Status
Archived by the agency
The archived letter prints a September 30, 1992 expiration date; no current cancellation or replacement is confirmed.
Status last verified October 26, 2026

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U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
Classification: UI/AWBA
Correspondence symbol: TEUMI
Issue date: July 31, 1992
Rescissions: None
Expiration date: September 30, 1992
Directive: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 43-92
To: ALL STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES
From: DONALD J. KULICK, Administrator for Regional Management
Subject: Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Major Disasters that Occur During the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1992 (July 1 through September 30, 1992)

  1. Purpose. To transmit the AWBA for each State for the fourth quarter of FY 1992.

  2. AWBA Utilization. The attached listing identifies the AWBA which is to be used when computing the weekly amount of disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) for major disasters that occur during the fourth quarter of FY 1992 (refer to 20 CFR 625.6). The AWBA for each State is based on the total amount of unemployment insurance paid in that State in the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter in which the major disaster began. States shall use the AWBA, rounded to the next higher dollar amount, in the computation of the DUA weekly benefit amount. An updated listing will be provided for each subsequent calendar quarter.

  3. Action Required. State Employment Security Agency Administrators are requested to provide this information to appropriate staff.

  4. Inquiries. Inquiries should be addressed to the appropriate Regional Office.

  5. Attachment. AWBA for Major Disasters That Occur During The Quarter July 1 through September 30, 1992.

Attachment — Average weekly benefit amounts, July–September 1992
Official attachment: https://oui.doleta.gov/dmstree/uipl/uipl92/uipl_4392a.htm

AWBA FOR MAJOR DISASTERS THAT OCCUR
DURING THE QUARTER JULY 1 THRU SEPTEMBER 30, 1992
ROUNDED

  ------------------ -------- --------
        STATES         AWBA    AMOUNT
       Alabama        119.67    120
        Alaska        170.12    171
       Arizona        144.64    145
       Arkansas       143.31    144
      California      146.11    147
       Colorado       174.32    175
     Connecticut      207.61    208
       Delaware       184.04    185
   District of Col.   221.11    222
       Florida        157.93    158
       Georgia        148.68    149
         Guam         171.09    172
        Hawaii        220.20    221
        Idaho         153.83    154
       Illinois       181.27    182
       Indiana        116.97    117
         Iowa         168.54    169
        Kansas        176.84    177
       Kentucky       144.30    145
      Louisiana       112.62    113
        Maine         165.47    166
       Maryland       179.61    180
    Massachusetts     222.61    223
       Michigan       211.77    212
      Minnesota       195.28    196
     Mississippi      117.61    118
       Missouri       143.45    144
       Montana        141.99    142
       Nebraska       128.69    129
        Nevada        168.43    169
    New Hampshire     131.07    132
      New Jersey      219.79    220
      New Mexico      136.12    137
       New York       192.85    193
    North Carolina    158.58    159
     North Dakota     144.57    145
         Ohio         177.15    178
       Oklahoma       153.77    154
        Oregon        168.12    169
     Pennsylvania     198.51    199
     Puerto Rico      81.74      82
     Rhode Island     206.11    207
    South Carolina    141.82    142
     South Dakota     124.86    125
      Tennessee       119.92    120
        Texas         171.72    172
         Utah         169.93    170
       Vermont        154.00    154
    Virgin Islands    155.55    156
       Virginia       159.55    160
      Washington      173.75    174
    West Virginia     159.98    160
      Wisconsin       175.31    176
       Wyoming        162.54    163
  ------------------ -------- --------

Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Unemployment Insurance Service, 07/01/1992

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