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’s also wide variation among states — which administer the programs — relative to factors like benefit amount, duration and eligibility, according to the report, authored by more than two dozen unemployment insurance experts.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
In its current form, however, the U.S. unemployment insurance program usually extends benefits only when the national economy is in a severe recession.
—Gordon H. Hanson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the American Rescue Plan Act, which extended the $300 weekly unemployment supplement, fully paid for unemployment insurance premiums and provided direct payments of $1,400, among other things.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
This was done by collecting information from the nonprofits' tax filings, unemployment insurance data, and a database of 312 nonprofit organizations in the area.
—Ruth Cronin, The Enquirer, 22 July 2024
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2024
In its current form, however, the U.S. unemployment insurance program usually extends benefits only when the national economy is in a severe recession.
—Gordon H. Hanson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the American Rescue Plan Act, which extended the $300 weekly unemployment supplement, fully paid for unemployment insurance premiums and provided direct payments of $1,400, among other things.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
This was done by collecting information from the nonprofits' tax filings, unemployment insurance data, and a database of 312 nonprofit organizations in the area.
—Ruth Cronin, The Enquirer, 22 July 2024
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“Unemployment insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20insurance. Accessed 24 Aug. 2024.
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