Pennsylvania Unemployment Tax Rules

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

Rates: 2.2080% - 10.4624% (2006); 3.7520% new employers in 2006

Taxable Wage Limit: $8,000

Employee Withholding:0.09% ($0.90 per $1000 earned) for 2006 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