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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Prosecutors said that in the days following McClelland's disappearance, Hague used the victim's debit card and filed an unemployment insurance claim in McClelland's name.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say that Wilder had filed hundreds of false claims for unemployment insurance benefits in multiple states, including in Michigan, using other individuals' names without their consent.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
By 1970, 26 grape-growing corporations had signed contracts with the United Farm Workers, resulting in better wages, improved working conditions, unemployment insurance, paid vacation days, and other benefits.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
There is at the very least a normative case for the provision of relief, and maybe probably even enhanced relief relative to your normal unemployment insurance, targeted to where that relief is needed during economic recessions.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say that Wilder had filed hundreds of false claims for unemployment insurance benefits in multiple states, including in Michigan, using other individuals' names without their consent.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
By 1970, 26 grape-growing corporations had signed contracts with the United Farm Workers, resulting in better wages, improved working conditions, unemployment insurance, paid vacation days, and other benefits.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
There is at the very least a normative case for the provision of relief, and maybe probably even enhanced relief relative to your normal unemployment insurance, targeted to where that relief is needed during economic recessions.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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 26 Apr. 2026.
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