Table 2 
Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits by sex, Canada, 2016 

Coverage and eligibility of the unemployed for Employment Insurance benefits by sex, Canada, 2016
  Number Unemployed Contributors Contributors with valid job separation
  thousands %%%
Men        
Unemployed 783 100.0 ... ...
Contributors 556 70.9 100.0 ...
Contributors, valid job separation 471 60.2 84.8 100.0
Eligible contributors 411 52.5 74.0 87.2
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 60 7.7 10.8 12.8
Contributors, invalid job separation 84 10.8 15.2 ...
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school 32E 4.1E 5.7E ...
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 52 6.7 9.4 ...
Non-contributors 228 29.1 ... ...
Had no insurable employment 32E 4.1E ... ...
Had not worked in previous 12 months/never worked 196 25.0 ... ...
Women        
Unemployed 519 100.0 ... ...
Contributors 295 56.8 100.0 ...
Contributors, valid job separation 224 43.1 75.9 100.0
Eligible contributors 182 35.2 61.9 81.6
Not eligible due to not enough insurable hours 41 7.9 13.9 18.4
Contributors, invalid job separation 71 13.7 24.1 ...
Invalid job separation: quit to go back to school 22E 4.3E 7.6E ...
Invalid job separation: other reasons deemed invalid 49 9.4 16.6 ...
Non-contributors 224 43.2 ... ...
Had no insurable employment 20E 3.9E ... ...
Had not worked in previous 12 months/never worked 204 39.3 ... ...
...
not applicable
E
use with caution
Source(s):
Employment Insurance Coverage Survey (4428).
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