unemployment benefits
- plural of unemployment benefit.
Example Sentences
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Another 25% is spent on welfare, including pensions and unemployment benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose again in early June and stood at a 4½-month high, but it isn’t because businesses are cutting more jobs.
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 fell to 209,000 in the week through May 16, lower than the 212,000 who reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“OK. So . . . you’re not registered to collect unemployment benefits, nothing like that?”
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
