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.
This is dependent on the amount of money made by a Pennsylvania worker prior to unemployment. Individuals earning the maximum unemployment benefits allowable in Pennsylvania will receive $14,898 over the course of 26 weeks.uration of Benefits. The maximum timeframe in which unemployment benefits can be paid in Pennsylvania is 72 weeks -- approximately one year and five months.