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Employment Insurance, August 2012Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time in The Daily, Thursday, October 18, 2012

Following three months of little change, 534,400 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in August, up 16,400 (+3.2%) from July.

The number of beneficiaries rose notably in Quebec, while Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick,Saskatchewan and Ontario also experienced increases.

Chart 1Employment Insurance beneficiaries up in August

Claims edge down in August

To receive EI benefits, individuals must first submit a claim. The number of claims provides an indication of thenumber of people who could become beneficiaries.

Nationally, the number of initial and renewal claims edged down 1.3% to 229,400 in August.

Provincially, claims fell by 11.3% in Ontario, 8.7% in Alberta, 6.3% in Prince Edward Island, 5.6% in both BritishColumbia and Nova Scotia, and 4.0% in Manitoba. In Quebec, the number of claims increased 5.2%. There weresmall percentage declines in the other provinces.


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The Daily , Thursday, October 18, 2012

Component of Statistics Canada catalogue no. 11-001-X2

Chart 2Number of claims edges down in August

More beneficiaries in a number of provinces

The number of people receiving regular benefits increased in several provinces. In Quebec, following a period of declines that began earlier in the year, the number rose 7.0% in August, the largest percentage increase of allprovinces.

There were also notable increases in the number of beneficiaries in Alberta (+3.5%), British Columbia (+3.4%), New

Brunswick (+3.4%) and Saskatchewan (+3.3%).The number of beneficiaries increased 1.9% in Ontario, while it was little changed in the other provinces.


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Component of Statistics Canada catalogue no. 11-001-X 3

Note to readers

Employment Insurance regular benefits are available to eligible individuals who lose their jobs and who are available for and able to work,but can't find a job. The change in the number of regular beneficiaries reflects various situations, including people becoming beneficiaries,

people going back to work, and people exhausting their regular benefits.

All data in this release are seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. For more information on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonal adjustment and identifying economic trends .

EI statistics are produced from administrative data sources provided by Service Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. These statistics may, from time to time, be affected by changes to the Employment Insurance Act or administrative procedures.The number of regular beneficiaries and the number of claims received for July and August are preliminary.

The number of beneficiaries is a measure of all people who received EI benefits from August 12 to 18. This period coincides with thereference week of the Labour Force Survey (LFS).

EI statistics indicate the number of people who received EI benefits, and should not be confused with LFS data, which provide informationon the total number of unemployed people.

There is always a certain proportion of unemployed people who do not qualify for benefits. Some unemployed people have not contributed to the program because they have not worked in the past 12 months or their employment is not insured. Other unemployed

people have contributed to the program but do not meet the eligibility criteria, such as workers who left their job voluntarily or those whodid not accumulate enough hours of work to receive benefits.
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Component of Statistics Canada catalogue no. 11-001-X4

Table 1Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory Seasonally adjusted July 2012 p August 2012 p July to August

2012 August 2011

to August 2012 July to August

2012 August 2011

to August 2012

number change in number % change

Beneficiaries receiving regularbenefits

Canada 518,010 534,420 16,410 -43,040 3.2 -7.5Newfoundland and Labrador 33,180 33,200 20 -3,790 0.1 -10.2Prince Edward Island 8,080 8,090 10 -570 0.1 -6.6Nova Scotia 30,410 30,560 150 -2,410 0.5 -7.3New Brunswick 33,160 34,280 1,120 210 3.4 0.6Quebec 146,790 157,030 10,240 -9,080 7.0 -5.5Ontario 155,910 158,890 2,980 -14,750 1.9 -8.5Manitoba 13,040 13,160 120 -110 0.9 -0.8Saskatchewan 9,570 9,890 320 -420 3.3 -4.1Alberta 25,730 26,620 890 -5,740 3.5 -17.7British Columbia 55,810 57,690 1,880 -3,570 3.4 -5.8Yukon 960 970 10 30 1.0 3.2Northwest Territories 880 870 -10 -70 -1.1 -7.4Nunavut 530 540 10 50 1.9 10.2

Initial and renewal claimsreceived Canada 232,300 229,350 -2,950 -29,070 -1.3 -11.2Newfoundland and Labrador 8,710 8,620 -90 -910 -1.0 -9.5Prince Edward Island 2,400 2,250 -150 -330 -6.3 -12.8Nova Scotia 10,020 9,460 -560 -990 -5.6 -9.5New Brunswick 9,900 9,710 -190 -900 -1.9 -8.5Quebec 67,890 71,430 3,540 -10,140 5.2 -12.4Ontario 78,720 69,820 -8,900 -8,830 -11.3 -11.2Manitoba 7,480 7,180 -300 -630 -4.0 -8.1Saskatchewan 5,840 5,740 -100 -670 -1.7 -10.5Alberta 17,740 16,190 -1,550 -2,190 -8.7 -11.9British Columbia 26,960 25,440 -1,520 -2,820 -5.6 -10.0Yukon 350 300 -50 -30 -14.3 -9.1Northwest Territories 310 290 -20 -50 -6.5 -14.7Nunavut 200 210 10 0 5.0 0.0

p preliminary Note(s): The number of beneficiaries receiving regular benefits excludes claimants receiving training, job creation and self-employment benefits as well as other employment and support measures benefits.

Available without charge in CANSIM: tables 276-0001 to 276-0004, 276-0006, 276-0009 and 276-0011.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2604.

Data tables are also now available online. From the Key resource module of our website under Summary tables , choose Subject, then Labour .

Data on Employment Insurance for September will be released on November 22.

For more information, contact Statistics Canada's National Contact Centre(toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 613-951-8116; [email protected]).

To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Vincent Ferrao (613-951-4750;[email protected]), Labour Statistics Division.
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