unemployment benefits
- plural of unemployment benefit.
Example Sentences
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The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 215,000 in the week through July 4, lower than the upwardly revised 217,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
For one thing, the end of the school year results in some school employees such as bus drivers and cafeteria workers applying for unemployment benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits at the end of May jumped to a four-month high, but not because businesses are laying off more workers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits rose to 225,000 in the week through May 30, higher than the 212,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“OK. So . . . you’re not registered to collect unemployment benefits, nothing like that?”
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
