The study by AlixPartners estimates that the cost of outsourcing manufacturing labor to China will catch up to the labor costs in the U.S. by 2015.
Pennsylvania state law sets the absolute maximum length of time you can receive state unemployment benefits at 26 weeks. However, some claimants won't qualify for 26 weeks of unemployment payments because of the wages earned in their base years.
How Long Do I Have to Work For to Collect Unemployment in Indiana? 3 comments Indiana requires you to have earned a minimum of $2,500 in the last two quarters of the base period. Further, you must also have earned at least 1.5 times your HQW in the entire base period. The absolute minimum earnings required for the base period is $4,200. Indiana does not offer an alternate base period; however, an extended base period is available to those who qualify. To qualify for the EBP, you must have been injured/disabled while working. If so, your base period may be extended up to four quarters before the day you became unable to work.