unemployment insurance
noun
: social insurance against involuntary unemployment that provides unemployment compensation for a limited period to unemployed workers
also
: unemployment compensation
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How much is the weekly unemployment insurance benefit?
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Investigators later concluded that student's information had been used to access $10,000 in student aid and another $20,000 in unemployment insurance.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Consider the Southern California jobs picture painted by the latest federal quarterly employment figures that are derived from unemployment insurance records.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
For instance, combining data from the IRS on 1099 filings with state unemployment insurance records and Census Bureau data would provide a unified, comprehensive dataset.
—Jeff Gapusan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Investigators later concluded that student's information had been used to access $10,000 in student aid and another $20,000 in unemployment insurance.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Consider the Southern California jobs picture painted by the latest federal quarterly employment figures that are derived from unemployment insurance records.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
For instance, combining data from the IRS on 1099 filings with state unemployment insurance records and Census Bureau data would provide a unified, comprehensive dataset.
—Jeff Gapusan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unemployment insurance
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“Unemployment insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20insurance. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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