April 18, 2018
What do state unemployment tax (SUTA) costs, claims costs and wage base amounts mean to your organization?
In 2009, employers in Pennsylvania paid an average of $371 on SUTA per employee to the Department of Labor & Industry. By 2017, that cost had increased by 55% to $573 per employee.
$15,106 Total Maximum BenefitsA claimant can collect up to a maximum of $15,106 on a single claim.
The unemployment wage base increased from $8,000 to $8,500 in 2013, and has continued to increase since, therefore increasing the wages on which employers pay SUTA on.
As a result of the Great Recession, Pennsylvania borrowed from the federal government from 2009 through 2012, then financed the outstanding debt through the issuance of bonds in the private market. An Interest Factor of 1.1% was created to pay the debt service on the bonds and changed to employers paying SUTA. However, Interest Factor payments are not credit to employers’ reserve accounts nor their experience record for future rate computation purposes.
The Interest Factor will cost employers $110 per employee in 2018 alone.
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