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 Department of Labor is also investigating the state's unemployment insurance program, Leavitt said.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2026
The Department of Labor is also investigating the state’s unemployment insurance program, Leavitt said.
—Charlotte Kramon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
In these programs, payroll taxes cover the costs, much like unemployment insurance.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 30 Dec. 2025
Other examples of unintended consequences in California include launching a bullet train project without comprehensive construction or financial plans, sharply increasing public employee pensions without considering costs and doing the same with unemployment insurance benefits.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2026
The Department of Labor is also investigating the state’s unemployment insurance program, Leavitt said.
—Charlotte Kramon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
In these programs, payroll taxes cover the costs, much like unemployment insurance.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 30 Dec. 2025
Other examples of unintended consequences in California include launching a bullet train project without comprehensive construction or financial plans, sharply increasing public employee pensions without considering costs and doing the same with unemployment insurance benefits.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 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 3 Jan. 2026.
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