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Table 3. Main reason for not applying for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits among unemployed persons who had worked in the past 12 months, 2018

Table 3. Main reason for not applying for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits among unemployed persons who had worked in the past 12 months, 2018
[Numbers in thousands]
Main reason for not applying for UI benefits Unemployed persons (1) who did
not apply for UI benefits
Total Percent
distribution

Total, 16 years and over

99,999 100.0

Eligibility issues

99,999 99.9

Job separation type (quit, misconduct, etc.) or work not covered by UI

99,999 99.9

Insufficient past work

99,999 99.9

Previous exhaustion of benefits

99,999 99.9

Any other reason concerning eligibility

99,999 99.9

Barrier to applying for UI benefits

99,999 99.9

Do not need the money or do not want the hassle

99,999 99.9

Negative attitude about UI

99,999 99.9

Do not know about UI or do not know how to apply

99,999 99.9

Problems with application process

99,999 99.9

Other reasons for not applying for UI benefits

99,999 99.9

Expect to start working soon

99,999 99.9

Constraints on accepting employment

99,999 99.9

Plan to file soon

99,999 99.9

All other reasons

99,999 99.9

Reason not provided

99,999 99.9

(1) Data exclude unemployed persons with no previous work experience and those who last worked more than 12 months prior to the survey.

NOTE: Estimates are an average of data collected in May and September 2018. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: October 02, 2023