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Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
thousands
Unemployed1 1,224 1,188 1,123 1,039 1,030
%
Contributors 70.9 68.6 68.6 68.0 70.0
Non-contributors 29.1 31.4 31.4 32.0 30.0
Potentially eligible 57.1 53.5 55.2 52.6 54.3
Received or will receive Employment Insurance benefits
44.8 40.9 43.3 40.3 41.0
Did not receive benefits but eligible2
3.2 2.2 E 2.7 E 3.1 E 3.7
Did not accumulate enough hours of work to be eligible to receive benefits
9.1 10.5 9.2 9.1 9.6
Not potentially eligible 42.9 46.5 44.8 47.4 45.7
Left their last job for reasons not deemed valid
13.9 15.1 13.4 15.4 15.7
No insurable employment
5.1 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.2
Has not worked in the previous 12 months
23.9 25.7 26.0 26.3 24.8
Eligible as a proportion of Employment Insurance contributors who had a job separation that meet the program criteria 84.0 80.4 83.4 82.7 82.3
E use with caution
1. Average number of unemployed for the months of March, June, October and December.
2. Based on number of hours worked.
Coverage and eligibility of mothers for maternity or parental benefits
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
number
Mothers with child aged 12 months or less 326,800 350,200 376,000 364,800 376,800
%
With insurable employment 74.3 74.3 75.0 76.5 77.2
Received maternity or parental benefits
64.7 65.9 64.2 63.9 66.3
From Employment Insurance program
... ... ... 52.2 45.8
From Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
... ... ... 11.7 20.5
Did not claim or receive maternity or parental benefits
9.6 E 8.4 10.8 12.7 10.9
Without insurable employment 25.7 25.7 25.0 23.5 22.8
Not worked in two years
16.0 16.6 12.7 14.7 14.6
Other (includes self-employed)1
9.6 9.1 E 12.3 E 8.8 E 8.2 E
... not applicable
E use with caution
1. Unlike the Employment Insurance program, self-employed workers are eligible for benefits under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan.
