Table 4
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, by province, 2013
| Unemployed | Contributors | Contributors, valid job separation (eligible) | Contributors, valid job separation (not enough hours) | Contributors, invalid job separation | Non-contributors | Share of contributors with valid job separation who had sufficient hours to qualify | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | thousands | % | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 29 | 24 | 21 | F | 2E | 5E | 93.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 10 | 9 | 8 | F | F | 1E | 94.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 42 | 31 | 25 | F | 4E | 11 | 94.8 |
| New Brunswick | 40 | 33 | 30 | F | 2E | 7E | 96.4 |
| Quebec | 327 | 223 | 138 | 22E | 63 | 105 | 86.1 |
| Ontario | 547 | 301 | 184 | 38E | 80 | 245 | 83.1 |
| Manitoba | 33 | 22 | 15E | 2E | 5E | 11 | 85.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 22 | 12E | 7E | F | 3E | 10 | 82.3 |
| Alberta | 101 | 72 | 46 | F | 19E | 29 | 87.9 |
| British Columbia | 161 | 93 | 62 | 14E | 16E | 69 | 81.5 |
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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