Pennsylvania Unemployment Tax Rules

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Coverage: Any business having at least one employee at any time during the calendar year.

Rates: 1.8370% - 13.1576% (2009); 3.7030% for new employers in 2009; 10.2626% for new construction employers

Taxable Wage Limit: $8,000 for 2008 and 2009

Employee Withholding:0.06% for 2009 on all wages paid for employment without regard to the taxable wage limitation of $8,000

Administration:

Department of Labor & Industry
Office of Employment Security
Bureau of Employer Tax Operations
Seventh and Forster Streets
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112
Telephone: (866) 403-6163