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 bulk of the layoffs affected employees working on the state's unemployment insurance program, with 57 employees laid off.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 15 July 2025
Every state manages its own unemployment insurance program.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Recurring filings for unemployment insurance, known as continuing claims, is one indicator of the softening.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 June 2025
And despite claims that providing unemployment insurance will encourage striking workers to stay out longer, both common sense and empirical evidence suggest otherwise.
—Ed Hawthorne, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 15 July 2025
Every state manages its own unemployment insurance program.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Recurring filings for unemployment insurance, known as continuing claims, is one indicator of the softening.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 June 2025
And despite claims that providing unemployment insurance will encourage striking workers to stay out longer, both common sense and empirical evidence suggest otherwise.
—Ed Hawthorne, Hartford Courant, 25 May 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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