Table 3
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by age group, 2011

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Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by age group, 2011
  Number Unemployed Contributors Contributors with valid job separation
  thousands %
Total unemployed, aged 15 to 24 337 100.0
Contributors 203 60.1 100.0
Contributors, valid job separation 108 32.0 53.2 100.0
Eligible contributors 45 13.5 22.4 42.1
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 62 18.5 30.8 57.9
Contributors, invalid job separation 95 28.1 46.8
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school 60 17.8 29.6
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 35E 10.3E 17.2E
Non-contributors 135 39.9
Had no insurable employment 19E 5.7E
Had not worked in previous 12 months / never worked 116 34.2
Total unemployed, aged 25 to 44 478 100.0
Contributors 305 63.9 100.0
Contributors, valid job separation 258 54.0 84.5 100.0
Eligible contributors 211 44.1 69.0 81.7
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 47 9.9 15.5 18.3
Contributors, invalid job separation 47 9.9 15.5
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school F F F
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 37E 7.7E 12.0
Non-contributors 172 36.1
Had no insurable employment 12E 2.4E
Had not worked in previous 12 months / never worked 161 33.7
Total unemployed, aged 45 and over 529 100.0
Contributors 358 67.7 100.0
Contributors, valid job separation 329 62.2 91.9 100.0
Eligible contributors 289 54.6 80.6 87.7
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 40 7.6 11.3 12.3
Contributors, invalid job separation 29E 5.5E 8.1E
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school F F F
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 28E 5.4E 7.9E
Non-contributors 171 32.3
Had no insurable employment 15E 2.8E
Had not worked in previous 12 months / never worked 156 29.5
not applicable
E
use with caution; coefficient of variation between 16.5% and 33.3%
F
too unreliable to be published; coefficient of variation over 33.3% and/or small sample size