Who needs an unemployment compensation account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Pennsylvania?
Issued by Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Services; Bureau of Workers’ Compensation); Pennsylvania New Hire Reporting Program, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania table lists this for every kind of business.
Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired. Workers’ compensation is required from the first employee, including part-time staff. Report each new hire within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Services; Bureau of Workers’ Compensation); Pennsylvania New Hire Reporting Program.
Sources and dates
Department of Labor and Industry UC employer handbook (January 2026) and contribution rate pages; Bureau of Workers’ Compensation employer pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Yes. Register for the UC account as soon as the first employee is hired.
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (Office of Unemployment Compensation Tax Services; Bureau of Workers’ Compensation); Pennsylvania New Hire Reporting Program.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
Who needs an unemployment compensation account in Pennsylvania?
