Employment Insurance
The number of Employment Insurance beneficiaries represents a count of persons who lose their jobs and who are available for and able to work, but can't find a job. For this indicator seasonally adjusted estimates are shown.
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Employment Insurance
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Employment Insurance
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Employment Insurance
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Analysis
PUBLISHED - Jun 23, 2017
In April 2017 there were 79,210 people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in Alberta, an increase of 5,810 people (7.9%) compared with April 2016, though part of a 6-month downward trend since a recent peak in October 2016. Nationally, Employment Insurance beneficiaries increased 0.6% year-over-year. The spike in EI claims for July 2016 stem from program changes that came into effect that month, resulting in a large increase in the number of beneficiaries.