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.
In times of relatively low unemployment, you can receive unemployment benefits in New Jersey for up to 26 weeks. Your benefits might last for less than that depending on how much time you spent working during your base period, which is the first four of the five most recently completed calendar quarters.ederal Benefits. Through 2011, the federal government has funded extensions that allow New Jersey residents to collect unemployment for up to 99 weeks counting regular benefits and Extended Benefits. The 53 weeks of federal benefits, formally known as Emergency Unemployment Compensation, fall into four tiers.