Table 5. Main reason for not applying for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits among persons marginally attached to the labor force who had worked in the past 12 months, 2018

Table 5. Main reason for not applying for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits among persons marginally attached to the labor force who had worked in the past 12 months, 2018
[Numbers in thousands]
Main reason for not applying for UI benefits	Marginally attached (1) who did not apply for UI benefits
Main reason for not applying 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 refer to the subset of persons marginally attached to the labor force who have worked in the past 12 months. (Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who are neither employed nor unemployed, who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the 4 weeks 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