Concept information
Preferred term
unemployment insurance
Definition
- Unemployment insurance is a social insurance program that pays individuals a fraction of their lost wages when they lose their job. In most countries, unemployment must be involuntary. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Unemployment Insurance]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/unemployment_insurance
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