<P> Unemployment benefits ( depending on the jurisdiction also called unemployment insurance or unemployment compensation ) are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people . In the United States , benefits are funded by a compulsory governmental insurance system , not taxes on individual citizens . Depending on the jurisdiction and the status of the person , those sums may be small , covering only basic needs , or may compensate the lost time proportionally to the previous earned salary . </P>
<P> Unemployment benefits ( depending on the jurisdiction also called unemployment insurance or unemployment compensation ) are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people . In the United States , benefits are funded by a compulsory governmental insurance system , not taxes on individual citizens . Depending on the jurisdiction and the status of the person , those sums may be small , covering only basic needs , or may compensate the lost time proportionally to the previous earned salary . </P>
where does the money come from for unemployment
where does the money come from for unemployment
a compulsory governmental insurance system
a compulsory governmental insurance system