Chart 1
Eligibility rate increased in 2018¹
1.
The eligibility rate is the number of unemployed people who had accumulated enough insurable hours to be eligible to receive regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, expressed as a proportion of unemployed people who had contributed to the EI program and separated from their job for a reason deemed valid.
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
Chart description
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| % | |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 83.7 |
| 2004 | 80.4 |
| 2005 | 83.4 |
| 2006 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 82.3 |
| 2008 | 82.2 |
| 2009 | 86.2 |
| 2010 | 83.9 |
| 2011 | 78.4 |
| 2012 | 81.9 |
| 2013 | 85.8 |
| 2014 | 83.1 |
| 2015 | 82.8 |
| 2016 | 85.4 |
| 2017 | 84.3 |
| 2018 | 87.4 |
1.
The eligibility rate is the number of unemployed people who had accumulated enough insurable hours to be eligible to receive regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, expressed as a proportion of unemployed people who had contributed to the EI program and separated from their job for a reason deemed valid.
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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