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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Since Trump has taken office, nearly 4,000 workers in the city have filed for unemployment insurance as part of a surge that began at the start of the new year, according to Labor Department figures not adjusted for seasonal factors.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
Federal labor law limits state authority here, but states can, for example, make striking workers eligible for unemployment insurance benefits, like other employees who are temporarily out of work.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
News headlines have mentioned workers losing jobs, but the hard data on people filing initial claims for unemployment insurance suggests that the U.S. is in a layoff drought.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The number of people filing new applications for unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level since April.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
Federal labor law limits state authority here, but states can, for example, make striking workers eligible for unemployment insurance benefits, like other employees who are temporarily out of work.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
News headlines have mentioned workers losing jobs, but the hard data on people filing initial claims for unemployment insurance suggests that the U.S. is in a layoff drought.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The number of people filing new applications for unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level since April.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Unemployment insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20insurance. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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