Table 1 
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, 2014 

Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits, 2014
  Number Unemployed Contributors Contributors with valid job separation
  thousands %%%
Unemployed 1,260 100.0 ... ...
Contributors 768 61.0 100.0 ...
Contributors, valid job separation 581 46.1 75.6 100.0
Eligible contributors 483 38.3 62.8 83.1
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 98 7.8 12.8 16.9
Contributors, invalid job separation 187 14.9 24.4 ...
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school 97 7.7 12.6 ...
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 91 7.2 11.8 ...
Non-contributors 492 39.0 ... ...
Had no insurable employment 55 4.4 ... ...
Had not worked in previous 12 months/never worked 437 34.7 ... ...
...
not applicable
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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