unemployment insurance

American  

noun

1. a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed.

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Etymology

Origin of unemployment insurance

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Government and private sources indicated unexpectedly low job openings for December, surprisingly high claims for unemployment insurance last week and a sharp uptick in corporate job cuts last month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stocks fell widely after a trio of reports from both government and private sources showed unexpectedly low job openings for December, surprisingly high claims for unemployment insurance last week and a sharp uptick in corporate job cuts last month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another example is federal unemployment insurance, which was adopted in the 1935 Social Security Act and significantly expanded over the ensuing decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Urssaf is an independent body that collects social charges from both companies and employees to fund France's state-run retirement accounts, unemployment insurance and medical coverage.

From Barron's

Audits and prosecutions show that California has experienced its share of fraud, particularly in complex programs involving emergency aid, healthcare and unemployment insurance.

From Los Angeles Times