Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pennsylvania received nearly 9,500 new unemployment claims at the end of July and has a 4% unemployment rate, so the Commonwealth ...

Unemployment payments can be tricky to understand because each state has its own rules and payment schedules.

Tens of thousands of Pennsylvania-based federal workers furloughed during the government shutdown may be eligible for unemployment compensation through the state Department of Labor & Industry.