To provide financial assistance to individuals who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

To encourage employers to hire more workers.

To reduce the overall unemployment rate.

To provide job training and placement assistance to unemployed individuals.

Individuals who have lost their jobs due to a layoff or plant closing.

Individuals who have quit their jobs voluntarily without good cause.

Individuals who have been fired for misconduct.

Individuals who are self-employed.

Weekly cash payments for a limited period of time.

Job training and placement assistance.

Health insurance coverage.

Child care assistance.

Through payroll taxes paid by employers and employees.

Through general tax revenues.

Through a combination of payroll taxes and general tax revenues.

Through a combination of payroll taxes, general tax revenues, and borrowing.

The amount is determined by the individual's previous earnings.

The amount is determined by the state in which the individual lives.

The amount is determined by the federal government.

The amount is determined by a combination of the individual's previous earnings, the state in which the individual lives, and the federal government.

Up to 26 weeks.

Up to 52 weeks.

Up to 78 weeks.

Up to 104 weeks.

One week.

Two weeks.

Three weeks.

Four weeks.

The individual's previous earnings.

The individual's work history.

The reason for the individual's job loss.

The individual's availability for work.

The high cost of benefits.

The potential for fraud and abuse.

The difficulty in determining who is eligible for benefits.

The difficulty in ensuring that benefits are paid promptly.

Increasing the maximum amount of benefits.

Extending the duration of benefits.

Reducing the waiting period for benefits.

Tightening eligibility requirements.

Unemployment insurance is a part of the social security system.

Unemployment insurance is a part of the welfare system.

Unemployment insurance is a part of the workers' compensation system.

Unemployment insurance is a part of the public assistance system.

Unemployment insurance was first established in the United States in the 1920s.

Unemployment insurance was first established in the United States in the 1930s.

Unemployment insurance was first established in the United States in the 1940s.

Unemployment insurance was first established in the United States in the 1950s.

Unemployment insurance helps to stabilize the economy by providing income to unemployed workers.

Unemployment insurance helps to reduce the unemployment rate.

Unemployment insurance helps to increase the inflation rate.

Unemployment insurance helps to reduce the gross domestic product.

Unemployment insurance is too expensive.

Unemployment insurance discourages people from working.

Unemployment insurance is too difficult to administer.

Unemployment insurance is unfair to employers.

Unemployment insurance will be expanded to cover more workers.

Unemployment insurance will be cut back to save money.

Unemployment insurance will be replaced by a new system of income support.

Unemployment insurance will remain largely unchanged.