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.
States vary on this as well. Most states provide Unemployment Insurance for a maximum of 26 weeks. Currently only two states offer a higher maximum: Montana with 28 weeks, and Massachusetts with 30. There are a handful of states that provide less than 26 weeks.