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Main reason for not applying for UI benefits | Unemployed persons (1) who did not apply for UI benefits |
|
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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. |
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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). |