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Disaster unemployment assistance amounts for spring 2014
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 April through June 2014. 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. 9-14
Date issued
March 11, 2014
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Withdrawn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 April 1–June 30, 2014.
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
March 11, 2014
ADVISORY: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 9-14
TO: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
FROM: ERIC M. SELEZNOW /s/
Acting Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Weekly Benefit
Amount: April 1 – June 30, 2014
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 third
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 third quarter of FY 2014, from April 1 through June 30, 2014.
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: April 1, 2014 – June 30, 2014
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
Attachment 1 (official PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/UIPL/2014/UIPL_9-14-Attach1.pdf)
Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)
Weekly Benefit Amount: April 1, 2014–June 30, 2014
STATES AWBA* 50% AWBA MINUMUMWBA
CALCULATION (ROUNDED)
Alabama $207.11 $103.55 $104
Alaska $250.04 $125.02 $126
Arizona $220.54 $110.27 $111
Arkansas $289.26 $144.63 $145
California $300.74 $150.37 $151
Colorado $356.44 $178.22 $179
Connecticut $345.16 $172.58 $173
Delaware $244.78 $122.39 $123
District of Columbia $299.45 $149.72 $150
Florida $232.00 $116.00 $116
Georgia $266.74 $133.37 $134
Hawaii $423.73 $211.87 $212
Idaho $264.36 $132.18 $133
Illinois $323.85 $161.92 $162
Indiana $243.06 $121.53 $122
Iowa $337.43 $168.71 $169
Kansas $341.00 $170.50 $171
Kentucky $291.79 $145.89 $146
Louisiana $207.43 $103.72 $104
Maine $285.20 $142.60 $143
Maryland $329.24 $164.62 $165
Massachusetts $423.83 $211.91 $212
Michigan $293.46 $146.73 $147
Minnesota $376.49 $188.24 $189
Mississippi $194.22 $97.11 $98
Missouri $241.60 $120.80 $121
Montana $289.84 $144.92 $145
Nebraska $276.19 $138.10 $139
Nevada $306.84 $153.42 $154
New Hampshire $286.52 $143.26 $144
New Jersey $397.53 $198.77 $199
New Mexico $302.83 $151.42 $152
New York $308.22 $154.11 $155
North Carolina $290.01 $145.00 $145
North Dakota $396.32 $198.16 $199
Ohio $317.58 $158.79 $159
Oklahoma $292.79 $146.39 $147
Oregon $315.59 $157.79 $158
Pennsylvania $359.81 $179.90 $180
Puerto Rico $119.14 $59.57 $60
Rhode Island $350.88 $175.44 $176
South Carolina $247.91 $123.95 $124
South Dakota $276.02 $138.01 $139
Tennessee $234.67 $117.33 $118
Texas $341.30 $170.65 $171
Utah $345.25 $172.63 $173
Vermont $313.12 $156.56 $157
Virgin Islands $337.16 $168.58 $169
Virginia $295.37 $147.69 $148
Washington $387.30 $193.65 $194
West Virginia $275.00 $137.50 $138
Wisconsin $276.14 $138.07 $139
Wyoming $359.10 $179.55 $180
*Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount (AWBA) for Total Unemployment 01/01/2013
through 12/31/2013
Data supplied by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Unemployment
Insurance
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