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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, 2022

Table 3. Main reason for not applying for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits among unemployed persons who had worked in the past 12 months, 2022
[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

2,998 100.0

Eligibility issues

1,652 55.1

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

956 31.9

Insufficient past work

361 12.0

Previous exhaustion of benefits

52 1.7

Any other reason concerning eligibility

283 9.5

Attitude about or barrier to applying for UI benefits

306 10.2

Do not need the money or do not want the hassle

163 5.4

Negative attitude about UI

15 0.5

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

85 2.8

Problems with application process

44 1.5

Other reasons for not applying for UI benefits

923 30.8

Expect to start working soon

505 16.8

Did not apply for personal reasons

65 2.2

Plan to file soon

97 3.2

All other reasons

257 8.6

Reason not provided

117 3.9

(1) Data exclude unemployed persons with no previous work experience and those who last worked more than 12 months prior to the survey. However, all unemployed persons expecting to be recalled from temporary layoff are included, regardless of whether they worked in the 12 months prior to the survey.

NOTE: Estimates are an average of data collected in February and May 2022. 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: March 29, 2023