unemployment compensation
noun[U]
ukus(alsounemployment insurance)GOVERNMENT
in the US,moneythat ispaidby thegovernmenteveryweektounemployedpeoplewholosetheirjobsand aretryingtofindwork. Unemploymentcompensationisfinancedbytaxespaidbyemployers:
About 4,000 to 5,000joblessArizonans have beenfirst-timefilingforunemploymentcompensationeachweek.
Underfederalregulations,undocumentedworkersaren'teligibleforunemploymentinsurance.