UIPL 10-25.pdf

ETA Advisory File Text

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington D.C. 20210 CLASSIFICATION Unemployment Insurance CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL OUI DUIO DATE March 11 2025 RESCISSIONS None EXPIRATION DATE Continuing ADVISORY TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 10-25 STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES FROM AMY SIMON Acting Assistant Secretary SUBJECT Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount April 1 June 30 2025 1.Purpose. To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared from April 1 June 30 2025 third quarter of Fiscal Year FY 2025 . 2.Action Requested. The Employment and Training Administration ETA requests that State Workforce Agency Administrators provide this information to appropriate staff and ensure their state uses the correct Average Weekly Benefit Amount AWBA in determining the minimum weekly DUA benefit amount. 3.Summary and Background. a.Summary If an individual s DUA weekly benefit amount is less than 50 percent of the state s AWBA for unemployment compensation UC or if the individual has insufficient wages from employment or insufficient or no net income from self- employment to establish a DUA weekly benefit amount the state shall determine the minimum DUA weekly amount to equal 50 percent of the AWBA of UC in the state. b.Background The Department is required to publish information on each state s minimum DUA weekly benefit amount quarterly see 20 CFR 625.6 b . 4.Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount. The attached listing sets forth the minimum DUA weekly benefit amount for each state applicable for major disasters declared during the third quarter of FY 2025 from April 1 June 30 2025 and the computation used to determine this amount. 5.Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate ETA Regional Office. 2 6. References. 20 CFR 625.6 b and Employment and Training ET Handbook 356 Chapter IV-3. 7. Attachment s . Attachment I Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount April 1 June 30 2025. Attachment I I-1 Minimum Disaster Unemployment Assistance DUA Weekly Benefit Amount April 1 June 30 2025 States AWBA 50 AWBA Calculation Minimum WBA Rounded Alabama 253.92 126.96 127.00 Alaska 300.01 150.01 151.00 Arizona 312.80 156.40 157.00 Arkansas 320.42 160.21 161.00 California 371.19 185.59 186.00 Colorado 622.46 311.23 312.00 Connecticut 494.49 247.25 248.00 Delaware 363.39 181.70 182.00 District of Columbia 405.67 202.84 203.00 Florida 264.25 132.13 133.00 Georgia 343.09 171.55 172.00 Hawaii 654.42 327.21 328.00 Idaho 457.26 228.63 229.00 Illinois 510.84 255.42 256.00 Indiana 324.97 162.49 163.00 Iowa 538.31 269.15 270.00 Kansas 483.58 241.79 242.00 Kentucky 488.41 244.21 245.00 Louisiana 251.28 125.64 126.00 Maine 473.35 236.68 237.00 Maryland 391.25 195.62 196.00 Massachusetts 709.44 354.72 355.00 Michigan 347.29 173.65 174.00 Minnesota 565.96 282.98 283.00 Mississippi 222.62 111.31 112.00 Missouri 291.78 145.89 146.00 Montana 447.22 223.61 224.00 Nebraska 451.46 225.73 226.00 Nevada 481.32 240.66 241.00 New Hampshire 374.39 187.19 188.00 New Jersey 594.64 297.32 298.00 New Mexico 445.49 222.75 223.00 New York 428.39 214.20 215.00 North Carolina 350.10 175.05 176.00 North Dakota 577.27 288.64 289.00 Ohio 482.66 241.33 242.00 Oklahoma 421.83 210.91 211.00 Oregon 567.03 283.51 284.00 Pennsylvania 473.16 236.58 237.00 Puerto Rico 217.58 108.79 109.00 Rhode Island 468.64 234.32 235.00 Attachment I I-2 South Carolina 299.98 149.99 150.00 South Dakota 453.58 226.79 227.00 Tennessee 279.40 139.70 140.00 Texas 493.53 246.77 247.00 Utah 568.00 284.00 284.00 Vermont 541.48 270.74 271.00 Virgin Islands 436.29 218.14 219.00 Virginia 352.54 176.27 177.00 Washington 712.50 356.25 357.00 West Virginia 439.71 219.85 220.00 Wisconsin 345.01 172.51 173.00 Wyoming 490.96 245.48 246.00 Based on Average Weekly Benefit Amount AWBA for Total Unemployment 01 01 2024 through 12 31 2024. Data supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Unemployment Insurance.