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social assistance

British  

noun

  1. a former name for social security

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Over the past year, nearly all net job growth has come from healthcare and social assistance, a traditionally female-dominated sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

More recently healthcare and social assistance, where women outnumber men three to one, has been the main bright spot in a dimming job market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The health care and social assistance industries are expected to experience the largest job growth and be the fastest-growing industries, according to the U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Hiring picked up not just in the healthcare and social assistance sectors—which added 89,900 jobs—but also in construction and transportation and warehousing.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Few social assistance programs exist, and the lack of employment opportunities remains one of the most critical problems facing the economy, along with soil erosion and political instability.

From The 1991 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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