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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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.
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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
How much is the weekly unemployment insurance benefit?
—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
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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
How much is the weekly unemployment insurance benefit?
—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
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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