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Table 10. Miscellaneous Labour Statistics(1)

    2002 2003 2003 2004
      J A S O N D J F M A M J J
                               
A. Employment insurance(2) '000                              
Persons covered 844 13,090 13,357 13,658 13,597 13,424 13,465 13,440 13,433 13,183 13,236 13,249 13,326 13,668 13,915 13,918
Beneficiaries 384606 829 841 820 816 690 730 805 887 1,019 1,019 992 911 771 688 751
      Regular
 384652 555 566 584 586 579 578 569 561 556 557 551 552 544 538 528
Claims received 383886 2,833 2,993 348 167 224 253 297 340 323 198 221 180 178 208 295
Weeks paid 384270 43,554 43,974 3,121 3,276 3,596 2,926 3,758 3,703 4,162 4,879 4,245 3,739 3,893 2,904 2,847
$                              
Average weekly payment 384452 288.78 293.63 290.05 293.95 290.79 288.32 294.23 295.95 299.41 301.63 299.01 299.26 297.30 291.98 292.10
                               
B. Person days lost in work stoppages(3) '000                              
All industries 4391647 3,033.5 1,736.4 169.0 151.1 95.2 79.7 127.6 114.9 46.4 98.4 132.0 696.4 601.1 207.7 ..
Primary 4391648 110.7 279.4 71.9 64.6 1.7 1.8 1.2 0.0 0.1 17.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 ..
Construction 4391650 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 17.2 22.8 ..
Manufacturing 4391651 555.1 575.3 57.3 50.6 42.5 30.5 86.3 54.8 12.3 14.8 15.3 23.3 43.2 65.4 ..
Trade 4391652 132.5 251.4 21.6 25.8 22.4 6.7 24.3 13.4 6.5 4.7 3.9 9.8 6.9 4.0 ..
Transportation 4391653 67.6 58.8 9.8 1.5 0.6 1.4 0.5 22.9 0.7 33.8 80.3 10.6 0.4 1.7 ..
Education, health and social services 4391656 384.3 278.9 3.7 0.8 7.2 9.6 4.8 9.1 7.1 5.9 12.3 447.0 397.2 8.3 ..
Public administration 4391658 1,201.8 17.6 1.4 0.9 0.8 5.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 2.3 97.7 0.5 2.5 ..

(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 filled 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: (1-800-567-6866).
CANSIM tables: 276-0001, 276-0004, 276-0011, 276-0015, 276-0016, 277-0002, 278-0007, 278-0009