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Table 5.3-1
Miscellaneous labour statistics — Miscellaneous labour statistics
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| Employment insurance 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons covered | Beneficiaries | Initial and renewal claims received | Benefits data 1 | |||
| Total | Regular | Number of weeks paid | Average weekly payment | |||
| v844 | v384606 | v384652 | v383886 | v384270 | v384452 | |
| thousands | dollars | |||||
| 2008 | 14,534 | 750 | 487 | 2,848 | 39,297 | 330.88 |
| 2009 | 14,195 | 1,056 | 745 | 3,439 | 55,269 | 337.56 |
| March 2008 | 14,293 | 872 | 466 | 208 | 4,273 | 331.31 |
| April 2008 | 14,334 | 794 | 466 | 180 | 3,381 | 331.73 |
| May 2008 | 14,698 | 675 | 469 | 151 | 2,874 | 326.71 |
| June 2008 | 14,917 | 614 | 472 | 215 | 3,024 | 326.98 |
| July 2008 | 14,819 | 722 | 503 | 301 | 2,710 | 324.93 |
| August 2008 | 14,783 | 742 | 488 | 154 | 3,052 | 332.70 |
| September 2008 | 14,604 | 612 | 490 | 203 | 3,235 | 329.51 |
| October 2008 | 14,652 | 647 | 500 | 246 | 2,594 | 327.09 |
| November 2008 | 14,505 | 726 | 523 | 305 | 3,365 | 333.90 |
| December 2008 | 14,394 | 845 | 549 | 421 | 3,456 | 339.08 |
| January 2009 | 13,998 | 1,046 | 583 | 366 | 4,179 | 345.15 |
| February 2009 | 14,004 | 1,112 | 627 | 250 | 4,410 | 346.36 |
| March 2009 | 13,960 | 1,226 | 687 | 324 | 5,651 | 345.43 |
| April 2009 | 14,000 | 1,152 | 722 | 252 | 4,925 | 342.45 |
| May 2009 | 14,333 | 1,050 | 791 | 232 | 5,075 | 343.46 |
| June 2009 | 14,492 | 998 | 829 | 267 | 4,207 | 333.28 |
| July 2009 | 14,365 | 1,078 | 794 | 351 | 4,257 | 330.85 |
| August 2009 | 14,433 | 1,090 | 768 | 212 | 5,351 | 342.16 |
| September 2009 | 14,195 | 920 | 813 | 222 | 4,056 | 328.78 |
| October 2009 | 14,181 | 929 | 801 | 253 | 3,850 | 326.20 |
| November 2009 | 14,247 | 998 | 778 | 326 | 4,854 | 332.25 |
| December 2009 | 14,132 | 1,076 | 745 | 385 | 4,454 | 334.30 |
| January 2010 | 13,948 | 1,220 | 705 | 303 | 5,935 | 341.92 |
| February 2010 | 14,067 | 1,201 | 692 | 179 | 4,983 | 340.22 |
| March 2010 | 14,084 | 1,185 | 668 | 232 | 5,135 | 338.07 |
| Wage settlements 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | Private | Public | Employees | |
| v4327078 | v4327222 | v4327234 | v4327079 | |
| percent | thousands | |||
| 2008 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 673 |
| 2009 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 785 |
| First quarter 2007 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 127 |
| Second quarter 2007 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 399 |
| Third quarter 2007 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 161 |
| Fourth quarter 2007 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 112 |
| First quarter 2008 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 180 |
| Second quarter 2008 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 159 |
| Third quarter 2008 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 144 |
| Fourth quarter 2008 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 189 |
| First quarter 2009 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 313 |
| Second quarter 2009 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 242 |
| Third quarter 2009 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 111 |
| Fourth quarter 2009 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 119 |
| First quarter 2010 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 164 |
| Thousands of person-days lost in work stoppages 3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All industries | Primary | Construction | Manufacturing | Trade | Transportation | Education, health and social services | Public administration | |
| v4391647 | v4391648 | v4391650 | v4391651 | v4391652 | v4391653 | v4391656 | v4391658 | |
| thousands | ||||||||
| 2008 | 875.8 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 301.7 | 73.2 | 114.6 | 118.1 | 20.2 |
| 2009 | 2,178.8 | 29.4 | 0.0 | 852.6 | 85.0 | 112.4 | 95.1 | 763.5 |
| March 2008 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 5.3 |
| April 2008 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 20.4 | 3.8 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| May 2008 | 35.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| June 2008 | 67.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 27.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| July 2008 | 77.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| August 2008 | 62.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 40.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| September 2008 | 75.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 36.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
| October 2008 | 103.2 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 36.9 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| November 2008 | 117.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 24.8 | 23.2 | 21.4 | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| December 2008 | 147.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 16.9 | 20.5 | 68.6 | 29.6 | 0.9 |
| January 2009 | 129.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 19.1 | 50.8 | 30.6 | 1.1 |
| February 2009 | 49.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| March 2009 | 53.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 15.0 | 0.1 |
| April 2009 | 95.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 21.5 | 14.0 |
| May 2009 | 96.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 36.8 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 29.8 |
| June 2009 | 262.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 50.1 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 185.1 |
| July 2009 | 601.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 485.0 |
| August 2009 | 157.9 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 111.2 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| September 2009 | 166.4 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 118.0 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 9.1 |
| October 2009 | 199.8 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 132.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 13.7 |
| November 2009 | 185.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 128.2 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 10.0 |
| December 2009 | 181.2 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 128.3 | 1.3 | 18.1 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| January 2010 | 126.5 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 104.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| February 2010 | 128.5 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 91.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 2.7 |
| March 2010 | 182.6 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 103.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 0.5 |
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.
Effective annual percentage increase in base rates.
Includes all strikes and lockouts, legal or illegal, lasting one-half day or more and amounting to 10 or more person-days. Time lost by workers indirectly affected, such as those laid off because of a stoppage by other employees, is not included.
Note(s):
Monthly data, when presented in this table, are unadjusted for seasonality, except regular beneficiaries.
Source(s):
For Employment insurance, contact: Client services (613-951-4090), (1-866-873-8788). For person days lost in work stoppages and wage settlements, contact Human Resources Development Canada. Client Services (1 800-567-6866). Cansim tables: 276-0011, 276-0001, 276-0004, 276-0015, 276-0016, 278-0009, and 278-0007.
