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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There is at the very least a normative case for the provision of relief, and maybe probably even enhanced relief relative to your normal unemployment insurance, targeted to where that relief is needed during economic recessions.
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Matt Peterson, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Perkins is responsible for helping to create Social Security, the minimum wage and unemployment insurance.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
My trusty spreadsheet reviewed employment data from a quarterly tally of unemployment insurance filings, which are considered highly accurate, county-level counts of pay and staffing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Iowa in 2022 cut its unemployment insurance from 26 weeks to 16, and a federal program for workers who lost their jobs due to foreign trade has expired.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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Matt Peterson, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Perkins is responsible for helping to create Social Security, the minimum wage and unemployment insurance.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
My trusty spreadsheet reviewed employment data from a quarterly tally of unemployment insurance filings, which are considered highly accurate, county-level counts of pay and staffing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Iowa in 2022 cut its unemployment insurance from 26 weeks to 16, and a federal program for workers who lost their jobs due to foreign trade has expired.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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 4 Apr. 2026.
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