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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The Labor Department on Wednesday reported that initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled just 201,000 for the week ended Jan. 4.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
While most of the COVID fraud cases her office handled had involved loans, a few centered on unemployment insurance.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
The number of people filing new applications for unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level since last April as the job market showed signs of strength within a broader cooling off in employment conditions.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
Using this more precise unemployment insurance data, the agency found that there were 818,000 fewer jobs in March than had been initially announced.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Aug. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
While most of the COVID fraud cases her office handled had involved loans, a few centered on unemployment insurance.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
The number of people filing new applications for unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level since last April as the job market showed signs of strength within a broader cooling off in employment conditions.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
Using this more precise unemployment insurance data, the agency found that there were 818,000 fewer jobs in March than had been initially announced.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Unemployment insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20insurance. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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