Table 4
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by province, 2012
| Unemployed | Contributors | Contributors, valid job separation (eligible) | Contributors, valid job separation (not enough hours) | Contributors, invalid job separation | Non-contributors | Share of contributors with valid job separation who had sufficient hours to qualify | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | |
| Canada | 1,310 | 808 | 515 | 114 | 180 | 501 | 81.9 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 33 | 26 | 23 | F | F | 6 | 93.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 9 | 8 | 7 | F | 1E | F | 92.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 42 | 32 | 24 | 3E | 5E | 10 | 88.5 |
| New Brunswick | 39 | 31 | 26 | 2E | 3E | 8 | 92.4 |
| Quebec | 323 | 210 | 137 | 32E | 41 | 113 | 81.2 |
| Ontario | 550 | 303 | 180 | 46E | 76 | 248 | 79.7 |
| Manitoba | 33 | 24 | 15E | 3E | 6E | 9 | 82.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 27 | 17 | 10E | 2E | 5E | 9 | 81.2 |
| Alberta | 96 | 63 | 30E | 13E | 20E | 33 | 69.4 |
| British Columbia | 159 | 93 | 63 | 10E | 20E | 66 | 86.4 |
E
use with caution; coefficient of variation between 16.5% and 33.3%
F
too unreliable to be published; coefficient of variation over 33.3% and/or small sample size
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