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Table 1 Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, 2009 

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Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, 2009 
  Number Unemployed Contributors Contributors with valid job separation
  thousands %
Unemployed 1,483  100.0 ... ...
Contributors 1,042  70.3 100.0 ...
Contributors, valid job separation 857 57.8 82.3 100.0
Eligible contributors 739 49.8 70.9 86.2
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 118 8.0 11.3 13.8
Contributors, invalid job separation 185 12.5 17.7 ...
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school 86 5.8 8.2 ...
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 99 6.7 9.5 ...
Non-contributors 441  29.7 ... ...
Had no insurable employment 73 4.9 ... ...
Had not worked in previous 12 months 368 24.8 ... ...
not applicable