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Table 10. Miscellaneous Labour Statistics(1)

    2001 2002 2002 2003
      S O N D J F M A M J J A S
                               
A. Employment insurance(2) '000                              
Persons covered 844 12,790 13,090 13,262 13,224 13,226 13,208 12,959 13,048 13,060 13,119 13,424 13,657 13,658 13,597 13,424
Beneficiaries 384606 736 829 651 693 770 863 984 986 974 905 782 715 820 810 683
      Regular
 384652 525 556 554 557 551 547 532 535 540 550 568 573 599 587 580
Claims received 383886 2,942 2,833 208 273 281 311 353 187 223 198 188 214 348 167 224
Weeks paid 384270 38,609 43,554 3,322 2,823 3,003 4,015 4,231 4,015 4,789 3,749 3,296 3,514 3,121 3,276 3,596
$                              
Average weekly payment 384452 279.89 288.78 286.16 286.22 289.42 294.24 296.32 297.36 297.23 295.97 292.96 290.41 290.05 293.95 290.79
                               
B. Person days lost in work stoppages(3) '000                              
All industries 4391647 2,198.9 3,028.4 167.0 199.2 145.1 134.2 142.1 142.7 188.6 173.5 144.9 163.8 179.2 158.1 100.8
Primary 4391648 142.9 111.1 14.0 16.0 14.6 4.9 5.6 11.3 5.1 4.6 4.8 75.2 71.9 64.8 2.3
Construction 4391650 69.9 11.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Manufacturing 4391651 517.0 546.6 33.6 42.5 40.2 44.9 51.6 48.6 43.1 33.3 22.5 38.5 64.2 55.5 45.8
Trade 4391652 127.4 135.0 6.2 8.1 8.3 25.1 26.7 18.6 21.5 29.2 23.3 20.3 22.6 26.0 23.0
Transportation 4391653 353.7 68.2 9.1 15.2 11.4 7.2 2.0 0.1 2.1 2.2 4.4 11.3 9.9 1.5 0.6
Education, health and social services 4391656 585.7 383.8 16.7 41.5 20.1 4.8 1.7 17.5 78.1 55.3 78.7 14.6 5.4 2.4 7.9
Public administration 4391658 218.9 1,202.2 18.7 3.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 0.8 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.9

(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