Table 1
Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory – Seasonally adjusted

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Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory – Seasonally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of employment insurance: statistics by province and territory – seasonally adjusted november 2011, december 2011, november to december 2011 and december 2010 to december 2011, calculated using number, change in number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  November 2011Note p: preliminary December 2011Note p: preliminary November to December 2011 December 2010 to December 2011 November to December 2011 December 2010 to December 2011
  number change in number % change
Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits            
Canada 540,490 544,720 4,230 -109,350 0.8 -16.7
Newfoundland and Labrador 35,950 35,200 -750 -1,670 -2.1 -4.5
Prince Edward Island 8,280 8,170 -110 -330 -1.3 -3.9
Nova Scotia 31,550 31,350 -200 -1,700 -0.6 -5.1
New Brunswick 33,560 33,160 -400 -150 -1.2 -0.5
Quebec 160,300 161,610 1,310 -23,720 0.8 -12.8
Ontario 157,470 161,630 4,160 -43,260 2.6 -21.1
Manitoba 12,410 12,870 460 -2,150 3.7 -14.3
Saskatchewan 9,700 10,050 350 -2,230 3.6 -18.2
Alberta 28,890 29,370 480 -16,760 1.7 -36.3
British Columbia 59,670 60,530 860 -17,530 1.4 -22.5
Yukon 910 940 30 -30 3.3 -3.1
Northwest Territories 870 880 10 -70 1.1 -7.4
Nunavut 490 490 0 -50 0.0 -9.3
Initial and renewal claims received            
Canada 238,300 238,030 -270 -8,920 -0.1 -3.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 8,940 9,180 240 0 2.7 0.0
Prince Edward Island 2,480 2,530 50 10 2.0 0.4
Nova Scotia 10,060 10,200 140 340 1.4 3.4
New Brunswick 10,280 10,120 -160 330 -1.6 3.4
Quebec 70,530 69,280 -1,250 -3,890 -1.8 -5.3
Ontario 75,130 74,530 -600 -5,940 -0.8 -7.4
Manitoba 7,680 7,730 50 30 0.7 0.4
Saskatchewan 6,090 5,800 -290 50 -4.8 0.9
Alberta 18,480 18,830 350 -1,500 1.9 -7.4
British Columbia 28,190 27,930 -260 -590 -0.9 -2.1
Yukon 380 360 -20 40 -5.3 12.5
Northwest Territories 310 300 -10 -20 -3.2 -6.3
Nunavut 190 170 -20 -50 -10.5 -22.7