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Table 10. Miscellaneous Labour Statistics(1)

    2003 2004 2004 2005
      N D J F M A M J J A S O N
                               
A. Employment insurance(2) '000                              
Persons covered 844 13,357 13,584 13,625 13,629 13,286 13,357 13,350 13,443 13,825 14,006 14,033 14,004 13,764 13,815 13,783
Beneficiaries 384606 841 827 759 847 980 983 974 890 746 687 718 787 653 674 734
      Regular
 384652 566 540 518 520 525 527 530 527 511 525 494 530 513 504 497
Claims received 383886 2,993 2,849 304 327 330 196 219 182 185 182 310 206 187 251 278
Weeks paid 384270 43,974 43,332 3,232 3,404 4,722 4,015 4,023 3,687 3,898 2,818 2,933 3,760 2,812 3,289 3,019
$                              
Average weekly payment 384452 293.63 296.87 295.77 299.00 304.06 305.24 303.49 302.08 299.51 295.48 296.19 300.23 295.56 297.59 297.93
                               
B. Person days lost in work stoppages(3) '000                              
All industries 4391647 1,736.3 3,224.5 135.4 126.7 123.6 82.3 62.1 266.1 273.0 174.4 211.3 488.2 576.8 884.9 524.2
Primary 4391648 279.4 112.8 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 18.9 24.7 3.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 13.1 0.4
Construction 4391650 0.0 91.4 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9
Manufacturing 4391651 575.2 538.6 48.7 17.1 21.6 24.6 30.2 34.8 28.2 26.7 38.9 58.7 65.1 78.0 30.1
Trade 4391652 251.4 226.4 57.8 92.6 91.4 37.1 12.9 10.7 4.9 4.2 4.3 4.1 5.6 14.5 28.7
Transportation 4391653 58.8 175.8 9.2 7.7 0.0 0.0 5.2 5.9 18.2 5.0 4.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.0
Education, health and social services 4391656 278.9 364.7 12.1 3.0 5.7 5.5 3.1 68.9 21.2 58.5 3.6 14.7 21.8 410.6 79.3
Public administration 4391658 17.6 994.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 9.3 1.1 8.5 42.1 24.0 3.8 9.8 21.6 2.4 168.5

(1) Unadjusted for seasonality, except regular beneficiaries.
(2) Annual data are averages of the monthly estimates except for benefit weeks and claims received, where the sums are used. Another estimate of EI coverage, derived from annual tax returns filed with Revenue Canada, is also available on request.
(3) Includes all strikes and lockouts, legal or illegal, lasting one-half day or more and amounting to 10 or more person-days lost. Time lost by workers indirectly affected, such as those laid off because of a stoppage by other employees, is not included.
Sources: A. Employment Insurance Statistics, (Catalogue no. 73-001-XPB), discontinued,and Annual Supplement (Catalogue no. 73-202-SPB), contact: G. Groleau (951-4091).
B. Human Resources Development Canada, contact: S. Khan (819-953-4234).
CANSIM tables: 276-0011, 276-0001, 276-0004, 276-0015, 276-0016, 278-0009, 278-0007