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Table 2 Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits
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| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | ||||||
| Unemployed1 | 1,224 | 1,188 | 1,123 | 1,039 | 1,030 | 1,095 |
| % | ||||||
| Contributors | 70.9 | 68.6 | 68.6 | 68.0 | 70.0 | 70.1 |
| Non-contributors | 29.1 | 31.4 | 31.4 | 32.0 | 30.0 | 29.9 |
| Potentially eligible | 57.1 | 53.5 | 55.2 | 52.6 | 54.3 | 52.2 |
| Received or will receive EI benefits | 44.8 | 40.9 | 43.3 | 40.3 | 41.0 | 39.7 |
| Did not receive benefits but were eligible2 | 3.2 | 2.2E | 2.7E | 3.1E | 3.7 | 3.2E |
| Did not accumulate enough hours of work to be eligible to receive benefits | 9.1 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| Not potentially eligible | 42.9 | 46.5 | 44.8 | 47.4 | 45.7 | 47.8 |
| Left their last job for reasons not deemed valid | 13.9 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 17.9 |
| Had no insurable employment | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3E |
| Had not worked in the previous 12 months | 23.9 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 25.5 |
| Eligible as a proportion of EI contributors who had a job separation that met the program criteria | 84.0 | 80.4 | 83.4 | 82.7 | 82.3 | 82.2 |
