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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In that respect, this program would act as unemployment insurance, but only for a maximum of one year.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Rodriguez’s amendments shifted the latter target to the state’s unemployment insurance program.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2025
Up to 100% of your federal tax refunds can also be seized to pay federal non-tax debts, child support, state income tax, and unemployment insurance debts.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Jobless claims First-time applications for unemployment insurance – a gauge of layoffs – rose by 6,000 the week ending April 19 but remained historically low at 222,000.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Rodriguez’s amendments shifted the latter target to the state’s unemployment insurance program.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2025
Up to 100% of your federal tax refunds can also be seized to pay federal non-tax debts, child support, state income tax, and unemployment insurance debts.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Jobless claims First-time applications for unemployment insurance – a gauge of layoffs – rose by 6,000 the week ending April 19 but remained historically low at 222,000.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 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 20 May. 2025.
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