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 order to be entitled to claim an interstate unemployment compensation in Pennsylvania: It is essential to have worked in the state Pennsylvania along with at least one other state. You can also file the unemployment claim in Pennsylvania though you are not a resident of Pennsylvania but have worked that state. 9.