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The jobless claims report is generally monitored closely as one of the few weekly labor market indicators produced by the government. The closely watched Employment Situation Summary from the Bureau of Labor Statistics , colloquially referred to as the "jobs report", is only produced monthly.
Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.
Pennsylvania CareerLink serves as a contact point for the Office of Unemployment Compensation. Unemployment representatives within Pennsylvania CareerLink offices provide a direct connection to the Office through which applications for unemployment benefits can be completed and additional information can be gathered. These representatives are ...
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The U.S. unemployment rate rose by one-tenth of a percentage point from its April rate to 4.0%. The labor force reached a record high at 6,605,000 — total nonfarm jobs set a record high for the ...
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 231,000 for the week ended Aug. 24. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 232,000 claims for the latest week.
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is a cabinet-level agency in the Government of Pennsylvania.The agency is charged with the task of overseeing the health and safety of workers, enforcement of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, vocational rehabilitation for people with disabilities, and administration of unemployment benefits and Workers' compensation.
Mar. 8—WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania's total non-farm jobs were up 14,800 over the month to a record high of 6,129,900 — the sixth consecutive record high for Pennsylvania's jobs count. Jobs ...