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unemployment benefit
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unemployment benefit
n
1. (Social Welfare) (in Britain, formerly) a regular payment to a person who is out of work: replaced by jobseeker's allowance in 1996 Informal term dole
2. (Social Welfare) (in New Zealand) a means-tested monetary benefit paid weekly by the Social Security Department to the unemployed
Translations
unemployment benefit unemployment compensation (Am) nsussidio di disoccupazione


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New claims for US unemployment benefits rose again after dropping for two weeks, the government said Thursday in a reflection of labor market problems in the recession-hit country.
New claims for US unemployment benefits rose again after dropping for two weeks, the government said Thursday in a reflection of labor market problems in the recession-hit country.
8/6/2009 10:40:19 PM The number of new claims for unemployment benefits in the United States fell more than expected in the past week, government figures show, fuelling hopes that the worst of the recession is over.
 
 
 
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