DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRYUnemployment Compensation Benefit Rate Table [27 Pa.B. 62] The purpose of this notice is to effect the automatic extension of the Unemployment Compensation Benefit Rate Table. Each year the maximum weekly benefit rate is calculated as 66 2/3% of the average weekly wage in covered employment for the preceding fiscal year. The maximum weekly benefit rate for unemployment compensation purposes in Pennsylvania during calendar year 1997 will be $362.
Under the authority contained in Section 201 of Article II and Section 404(e)(2) of Article IV of the Unemployment Compensation Law (43 P. S. § 761 and 804(e)(2)) and 34 Pa. Code § 65.111 (relating to benefit table), the table for 1997 is being adopted by this notice and will be codified at 34 Pa. Code Chapter 65, Appendix A. See 14 Pa.B. 4688 (December 29, 1984).
The deadline for conformity is January 1, 1997 as established by Section 404(e)(2) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.
Any questions concerning this notice should be directed to Herbert W. Hoffman, Executive Deputy Secretary, Labor and Industry Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
JOHNNY J. BUTLER,
SecretaryUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT RATE TABLE1996 1997 Average covered employment for preceding fiscal year 4,965,705 5,007,747 Average weekly wage for preceding fiscal year $527.26 $541.78 66-2/3 percent of average weekly wage $351.51 $361.19 Maximum weekly benefit rate $352 $362 Maximum dependents allowance $8 $8 Total maximum weekly benefit $360 $370
Part A Highest Part B Part C Quarterly Rate of Qualifying Part D Part E Wage Compensation Wages Amount of Compensation $ 800--812 $ 35 $ 1,320 $ 910 $ 560 813--837 36 1,360 936 576 838--862 37 1,400 962 592 863--887 38 1,440 988 608 888--912 39 1,480 1,014 624 913--937 40 1,520 1,040 640 938--962 41 1,560 1,066 656 963--987 42 1,600 1,092 672 988--1,012 43 1,640 1,118 688 1,013--1,037 44 1,680 1,144 704 1,038--1,062 45 1,720 1,170 720 1,063--1,087 46 1,760 1,196 736 1,088--1,112 47 1,800 1,222 752 1,113--1,162 48 1,840 1,248 768 1,163--1,187 49 1,880 1,274 784 1,188--1,212 50 1,920 1,300 800 1,213--1,237 51 1,960 1,326 816 1,238--1,262 52 2,000 1,352 832 1,263--1,287 53 2,040 1,378 848 1,288--1,312 54 2,080 1,404 864 1,313--1,337 55 2,120 1,430 880 1,338--1,362 56 2,160 1,456 896 1,363--1,387 57 2,200 1,482 912 1,388--1,412 58 2,240 1,508 928 1,413--1,437 59 2,280 1,534 944 1,438--1,462 60 2,320 1,560 960 1,463--1,487 61 2,360 1,586 976 1,488--1,512 62 2,400 1,612 992 1,513--1,537 63 2,440 1,638 1,008 1,538--1,562 64 2,480 1,664 1,024 1,563--1,587 65 2,520 1,690 1,040 1,588--1,612 66 2,560 1,716 1,056 1,613--1,637 67 2,600 1,742 1,072 1,638--1,662 68 2,640 1,768 1,088 1,663--1,687 69 2,680 1,794 1,104 1,688--1,712 70 2,720 1,820 1,120 1,713--1,737 71 2,760 1,846 1,136 1,738--1,762 72 2,800 1,872 1,152 1,763--1,787 73 2,840 1,898 1,168 1,788--1,812 74 2,880 1,924 1,184 1,813--1,837 75 2,920 1,950 1,200 1,838--1,862 76 2,960 1,976 1,216 1,863--1,887 77 3,000 2,002 1,232 1,888--1,912 78 3,040 2,028 1,248 1,913--1,937 79 3,080 2,054 1,264 1,938--1,962 80 3,120 2,080 1,280 1,963--1,987 81 3,160 2,106 1,296 1,988--2,012 82 3,200 2,132 1,312 2,013--2,037 83 3,240 2,158 1,328 2,038--2,062 84 3,280 2,184 1,344 2,063--2,087 85 3,320 2,210 1,360 2,088--2,112 86 3,360 2,236 1,376 2,113--2,137 87 3,400 2,262 1,392 2,138--2,162 88 3,440 2,288 1,408 2,163--2,187 89 3,480 2,314 1,424 2,188--2,212 90 3,520 2,340 1,440 2,213--2,237 91 3,560 2,366 1,456 2,238--2,262 92 3,600 2,392 1,472 2,263--2,287 93 3,640 2,418 1,488 2,288--2,312 94 3,680 2,444 1,504 2,313--2,337 95 3,720 2,470 1,520 2,338--2,362 96 3,760 2,496 1,536 2,363--2,387 97 3,800 2,522 1,552 2,388--2,412 98 3,840 2,548 1,568 2,413--2,437 99 3,880 2,574 1,584 2,438--2,462 100 3,920 2,600 1,600 2,463--2,487 101 3,960 2,626 1,616 2,488--2,512 102 4,000 2,652 1,632 2,513--2,537 103 4,040 2,678 1,648 2,538--2,562 104 4,080 2,704 1,664 2,563--2,587 105 4,120 2,730 1,680 2,588--2,612 106 4,160 2,756 1,696 2,613--2,637 107 4,200 2,782 1,712 2,638--2,662 108 4,240 2,808 1,728 2,663--2,687 109 4,280 2,834 1,744 2,688--2,712 110 4,320 2,860 1,760 2,713--2,737 111 4,360 2,886 1,776 2,738--2,762 112 4,400 2,912 1,792 2,763--2,787 113 4,440 2,938 1,808 2,788--2,812 114 4,480 2,964 1,824 2,813--2,837 115 4,520 2,990 1,840 2,838--2,862 116 4,560 3,016 1,856 2,863--2,887 117 4,600 3,042 1,872 2,888--2,912 118 4,640 3,068 1,888 2,913--2,937 119 4,680 3,094 1,904 2,938--2,962 120 4,720 3,120 1,920 2,963--2,987 121 4,760 3,146 1,936 2,988--3,012 122 4,800 3,172 1,952 3,013--3,037 123 4,840 3,198 1,968 3,038--3,062 124 4,880 3,224 1,984 3,063--3,087 125 4,920 3,250 2,000 3,088--3,112 126 4,960 3,276 2,016 3,113--3,137 127 5,000 3,302 2,032 3,138--3,162 128 5,040 3,328 2,048 3,163--3,187 129 5,080 3,354 2,064 3,188--3,212 130 5,120 3,380 2,080 3,213--3,237 131 5,160 3,406 2,096 3,238--3,262 132 5,200 3,432 2,112 3,263--3,287 133 5,240 3,458 2,128 3,288--3,312 134 5,280 3,484 2,144 3,313--3,337 135 5,320 3,510 2,160 3,338--3,362 136 5,360 3,536 2,176 3,363--3,387 137 5,400 3,562 2,192 3,388--3,412 138 5,440 3,588 2,208 3,413--3,437 139 5,480 3,614 2,224 3,438--3,462 140 5,520 3,640 2,240 3,463--3,487 141 5,560 3,666 2,256 3,488--3,512 142 5,600 3,692 2,272 3,513--3,537 143 5,640 3,718 2,288 3,538--3,562 144 5,680 3,744 2,304 3,563--3,587 145 5,720 3,770 2,320 3,588--3,612 146 5,760 3,796 2,336 3,613--3,637 147 5,800 3,822 2,352 3,638--3,662 148 5,840 3,848 2,368 3,663--3,687 149 5,880 3,874 2,384 3,688--3,712 150 5,920 3,900 2,400 3,713--3,737 151 5,960 3,926 2,416 3,738--3,762 152 6,000 3,952 2,432 3,763--3,787 153 6,040 3,978 2,448 3,788--3,812 154 6,080 4,004 2,464 3,813--3,837 155 6,120 4,030 2,480 3,838--3,862 156 6,160 4,056 2,496 3,863--3,887 157 6,200 4,082 2,512 3,888--3,912 158 6,240 4,108 2,528 3,913--3,937 159 6,280 4,134 2,544 3,938--3,962 160 6,320 4,160 2,560 3,963--3,987 161 6,360 4,186 2,576 3,988--4,012 162 6,400 4,212 2,592 4,013--4,037 163 6,440 4,238 2,608 4,038--4,062 164 6,480 4,264 2,624 4,063--4,087 165 6,520 4,290 2,640 4,088--4,112 166 6,560 4,316 2,656 4,113--4,137 167 6,600 4,342 2,672 4,138--4,162 168 6,640 4,368 2,688 4,163--4,187 169 6,680 4,394 2,704 4,188--4,212 170 6,720 4,420 2,720 4,213--4,237 171 6,760 4,446 2,736 4,238--4,262 172 6,800 4,472 2,752 4,263--4,287 173 6,840 4,498 2,768 4,288--4,312 174 6,880 4,524 2,784 4,313--4,337 175 6,920 4,550 2,800 4,338--4,362 176 6,960 4,576 2,816 4,363--4,387 177 7,000 4,602 2,832 4,388--4,412 178 7,040 4,628 2,848 4,413--4,437 179 7,080 4,654 2,864 4,438--4,462 180 7,120 4,680 2,880 4,463--4,487 181 7,160 4,706 2,896 4,488--4,512 182 7,200 4,732 2,912 4,513--4,537 183 7,240 4,758 2,928 4,538--4,562 184 7,280 4,784 2,944 4,563--4,587 185 7,320 4,810 2,960 4,588--4,612 186 7,360 4,836 2,976 4,613--4,637 187 7,400 4,862 2,992 4,638--4,662 188 7,440 4,888 3,008 4,663--4,687 189 7,480 4,914 3,024 4,688--4,712 190 7,520 4,940 3,040 4,713--4,737 191 7,560 4,966 3,056 4,738--4,762 192 7,600 4,992 3,072 4,763--4,787 193 7,640 5,018 3,088 4,788--4,812 194 7,680 5,044 3,104 4,813--4,837 195 7,720 5,070 3,120 4,838--4,862 196 7,760 5,096 3,136 4,863--4,887 197 7,800 5,122 3,152 4,888--4,912 198 7,840 5,148 3,168 4,913--4,937 199 7,880 5,174 3,184 4,938--4,962 200 7,920 5,200 3,200 4,963--4,987 201 7,960 5,226 3,216 4,988--5,012 202 8,000 5,252 3,232 5,013--5,037 203 8,040 5,278 3,248 5,038--5,062 204 8,080 5,304 3,264 5,063--5,087 205 8,120 5,330 3,280 5,088--5,112 206 8,160 5,356 3,296 5,113--5,137 207 8,200 5,382 3,312 5,138--5,162 208 8,240 5,408 3,328 5,163--5,187 209 8,280 5,434 3,344 5,188--5,212 210 8,320 5,460 3,360 5,213--5,237 211 8,360 5,486 3,376 5,238--5,262 212 8,400 5,512 3,392 5,263--5,287 213 8,440 5,538 3,408 5,288--5,312 214 8,480 5,564 3,424 5,313--5,337 215 8,520 5,590 3,440 5,338--5,362 216 8,560 5,616 3,456 5,363--5,387 217 8,600 5,642 3,472 5,388--5,412 218 8,640 5,668 3,488 5,413--5,437 219 8,680 5,694 3,504 5,438--5,462 220 8,720 5,720 3,520 5,463--5,487 221 8,760 5,746 3,536 5,488--5,512 222 8,800 5,772 3,552 5,513--5,537 223 8,840 5,798 3,568 5,538--5,562 224 8,880 5,824 3,584 5,563--5,587 225 8,920 5,850 3,600 5,588--5,612 226 8,960 5,876 3,616 5,613--5,637 227 9,000 5,902 3,632 5,638--5,662 228 9,040 5,928 3,648 5,663--5,687 229 9,080 5,954 3,664 5,688--5,712 230 9,120 5,980 3,680 5,713--5,737 231 9,160 6,006 3,696 5,738--5,762 232 9,200 6,032 3,712 5,763--5,787 233 9,240 6,058 3,728 5,788--5,812 234 9,280 6,084 3,744 5,813--5,837 235 9,320 6,110 3,760 5,838--5,862 236 9,360 6,136 3,776 5,863--5,887 237 9,400 6,162 3,792 5,888--5,912 238 9,440 6,188 3,808 5,913--5,937 239 9,480 6,214 3,824 5,938--5,962 240 9,520 6,240 3,840 5,963--5,987 241 9,560 6,266 3,856 5,988--6,012 242 9,600 6,292 3,872 6,013--6,037 243 9,640 6,318 3,888 6,038--6,062 244 9,680 6,344 3,904 6,063--6,087 245 9,720 6,370 3,920 6,088--6,112 246 9,760 6,396 3,936 6,113--6,137 247 9,800 6,422 3,952 6,138--6,162 248 9,840 6,448 3,968 6,163--6,187 249 9,880 6,474 3,984 6,188--6,212 250 9,920 6,500 4,000 6,213--6,237 251 9,960 6,526 4,016 6,238--6,262 252 10,000 6,552 4,032 6,263--6,287 253 10,040 6,578 4,048 6,288--6,312 254 10,080 6,604 4,064 6,313--6,337 255 10,120 6,630 4,080 6,338--6,362 256 10,160 6,656 4,096 6,363--6,387 257 10,200 6,682 4,112 6,388--6,412 258 10,240 6,708 4,128 6,413--6,437 259 10,280 6,734 4,144 6,438--6,462 260 10,320 6,760 4,160 6,463--6,487 261 10,360 6,786 4,176 6,488--6,512 262 10,400 6,812 4,192 6,513--6,537 263 10,440 6,838 4,208 6,538--6,562 264 10,480 6,864 4,224 6,563--6,587 265 10,520 6,890 4,240 6,588--6,612 266 10,560 6,916 4,256 6,613--6,637 267 10,600 6,942 4,272 6,638--6,662 268 10,640 6,968 4,288 6,663--6,687 269 10,680 6,994 4,304 6,688--6,712 270 10,720 7,020 4,320 6,713--6,737 271 10,760 7,046 4,336 6,738--6,762 272 10,800 7,072 4,352 6,763--6,787 273 10,840 7,098 4,368 6,788--6,812 274 10,880 7,124 4,384 6,813--6,837 275 10,920 7,150 4,400 6,838--6,862 276 10,960 7,176 4,416 6,863--6,887 277 11,000 7,202 4,432 6,888--6,912 278 11,040 7,228 4,448 6,913--6,937 279 11,080 7,254 4,464 6,938--6,962 280 11,120 7,280 4,480 6,963--6,987 281 11,160 7,306 4,496 6,988--7,012 282 11,200 7,332 4,512 7,013--7,037 283 11,240 7,358 4,528 7,038--7,062 284 11,280 7,384 4,544 7,063--7,087 285 11,320 7,410 4,560 7,088--7,112 286 11,360 7,436 4,576 7,113--7,137 287 11,400 7,462 4,592 7,138--7,162 288 11,440 7,488 4,608 7,163--7,187 289 11,480 7,514 4,624 7,188--7,212 290 11,520 7,540 4,640 7,213--7,237 291 11,560 7,566 4,656 7,238--7,262 292 11,600 7,592 4,672 7,263--7,287 293 11,640 7,618 4,688 7,288--7,312 294 11,680 7,644 4,704 7,313--7,337 295 11,720 7,670 4,720 7,338--7,362 296 11,760 7,696 4,736 7,363--7,387 297 11,800 7,722 4,752 7,388--7,412 298 11,840 7,748 4,768 7,413--7,437 299 11,880 7,774 4,784 7,438--7,462 300 11,920 7,800 4,800 7,463--7,487 301 11,960 7,826 4,816 7,488--7,512 302 12,000 7,852 4,832 7,513--7,537 303 12,040 7,878 4,848 7,538--7,562 304 12,080 7,904 4,864 7,563--7,587 305 12,120 7,930 4,880 7,588--7,612 306 12,160 7,956 4,896 7,613--7,637 307 12,200 7,982 4,912 7,638--7,662 308 12,240 8,008 4,928 7,663--7,687 309 12,280 8,034 4,944 7,688--7,712 310 12,320 8,060 4,960 7,713--7,737 311 12,360 8,086 4,976 7,738--7,762 312 12,400 8,112 4,992 7,763--7,787 313 12,440 8,138 5,008 7,788--7,812 314 12,480 8,164 5,024 7,813--7,837 315 12,520 8,190 5,040 7,838--7,862 316 12,560 8,216 5,056 7,863--7,887 317 12,600 8,242 5,072 7,888--7,912 318 12,640 8,268 5,088 7,913--7,937 319 12,680 8,294 5,104 7,938--7,962 320 12,720 8,320 5,120 7,963--7,987 321 12,760 8,346 5,136 7,988--8,012 322 12,800 8,372 5,152 8,013--8,037 323 12,840 8,398 5,168 8,038--8,062 324 12,880 8,424 5,184 8,063--8,087 325 12,920 8,450 5,200 8,088--8,112 326 12,960 8,476 5,216 8,113--8,137 327 13,000 8,502 5,232 8,138--8,162 328 13,040 8,528 5,248 8,163--8,187 329 13,080 8,554 5,264 8,188--8,212 330 13,120 8,580 5,280 8,213--8,237 331 13,160 8,606 5,296 8,238--8,262 332 13,200 8,632 5,312 8,263--8,287 333 13,240 8,658 5,328 8,288--8,312 334 13,280 8,684 5,344 8,313--8,337 335 13,320 8,710 5,360 8,338--8,362 336 13,360 8,736 5,376 8,363--8,387 337 13,400 8,762 5,392 8,388--8,412 338 13,440 8,788 5,408 8,413--8,437 339 13,480 8,814 5,424 8,438--8,462 340 13,520 8,840 5,440 8,463--8,487 341 13,560 8,866 5,456 8,488--8,512 342 13,600 8,892 5,472 8,513--8,537 343 13,640 8,918 5,488 8,538--8,562 344 13,680 8,944 5,504 8,563--8,587 345 13,720 8,970 5,520 8,588--8,612 346 13,760 8,996 5,536 8,613--8,637 347 13,800 9,022 5,552 8,638--8,662 348 13,840 9,048 5,568 8,663--8,687 349 13,880 9,074 5,584 8,688--8,712 350 13,920 9,100 5,600 8,713--8,737 351 13,960 9,126 5,616 8,738--[or more]--8,762 352 [*] 14,000 9,152 5,632 8,763--8,787 353 14,040 9,178 5,648 8,788--8,812 354 14,080 9,204 5,664 8,813--8,837 355 14,120 9,230 5,680 8,838--8,862 356 14,160 9,256 5,696 8,863--8,887 357 14,200 9,282 5,712 8,888--8,912 358 14,240 9,308 5,728 8,913--8,937 359 14,280 9,334 5,744 8,938--8,962 360 14,320 9,360 5,760 8,963--8,987 361 14,360 9,386 5,776 8,988--or more 362 14,400 9,412 5,792 *The claimant will be ineligible for benefits unless 20% of the [$14,000] $14,400 qualifying wages was paid in a quarter or quarters other than the high quarter.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-21. Filed for public inspection January 3, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]