Table 3 
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by age group, 2014 

Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by age group, 2014
  Number Unemployed Contributors Contributors with valid job separation
  thousands %%%
Aged 15 to 24        
Unemployed 363 100.0 ... ...
Contributors 183 50.3 100.0 ...
Contributors, valid job separation 64 17.5 34.8 100.0
Eligible contributors 28E 7.7E 15.3E 44.0
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 36 9.8 19.5 56.0
Contributors, invalid job separation 119 32.8 65.2 ...
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school 82 22.7 45.0 ...
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 37E 10.1E 20.2E ...
Non-contributors 180 49.7 ... ...
Had no insurable employment 21E 5.9E ... ...
Had not worked in previous 12 months/never worked 159 43.8 ... ...
Aged 25 to 44        
Unemployed 445 100.0 ... ...
Contributors 275 61.8 100.0 ...
Contributors, valid job separation 228 51.2 82.9 100.0
Eligible contributors 198 44.5 72.0 86.9
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 30E 6.7E 10.9E 13.1E
Contributors, invalid job separation 47E 10.6E 17.1 ...
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school F F F ...
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 33E 7.4E 12.0 ...
Non-contributors 170 38.2 ... ...
Had no insurable employment 14E 3.1E ... ...
Had not worked in previous 12 months/never worked 156 35.1 ... ...
Aged 45 and older        
Unemployed 451 100.0 ... ...
Contributors 310 68.8 100.0 ...
Contributors, valid job separation 289 64.0 93.1 100.0
Eligible contributors 257 56.9 82.7 88.8
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 32E 7.2E 10.4E 11.2E
Contributors, invalid job separation 21E 4.7E 6.9E ...
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school F F F ...
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 21E 4.7E 6.8E ...
Non-contributors 141 31.2 ... ...
Had no insurable employment 20E 4.3E ... ...
Had not worked in previous 12 months/never worked 121 26.9 ... ...
...
not applicable
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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