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 say that between July 2020 and June 2021, Silva collected personal information, including names, birth dates and Social Security numbers from numerous individuals and used it to file fraudulent unemployment insurance claims through California's Employment Development Department (EDD).
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Bank of America defined income as regularly recurring payments into accounts, such as payroll, social security, unemployment insurance pensions and annuity income.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
Not every federal employee who is going without pay because of the government shutdown can draw on state unemployment insurance benefits to cover the gap.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Lynch named unemployment insurance, Social Security benefits and the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission helping everyday people over time.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Bank of America defined income as regularly recurring payments into accounts, such as payroll, social security, unemployment insurance pensions and annuity income.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025
Not every federal employee who is going without pay because of the government shutdown can draw on state unemployment insurance benefits to cover the gap.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Lynch named unemployment insurance, Social Security benefits and the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission helping everyday people over time.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Unemployment insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20insurance. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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