unemployment compensation
noun
: compensation paid at regular intervals (as by a government agency) to an unemployed worker and especially one who has been laid off
called also unemployment benefit
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At the same time, however, Thursday's decision could open the door to large numbers of religious groups, some of them employing tens of thousands of people, fleeing and weakening the unemployment compensation system, which at one time was mandatory in Wisconsin and other states.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 June 2025
Unemployment payments for millionaires: Federal funds cannot be used for unemployment compensation benefits for millionaires.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
And when an independent contractor leaves, for whatever reason, there is generally no severance or unemployment compensation payable.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Initial claims for unemployment compensation unexpectedly increased last week as angst over the jobs market accelerates, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 June 2025
Unemployment payments for millionaires: Federal funds cannot be used for unemployment compensation benefits for millionaires.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
And when an independent contractor leaves, for whatever reason, there is generally no severance or unemployment compensation payable.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Initial claims for unemployment compensation unexpectedly increased last week as angst over the jobs market accelerates, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unemployment compensation
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“Unemployment compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20compensation. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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