Canada / The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in April virtually unchanged

Following a decline in March, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in April was virtually unchanged at 521,600. This follows a steady downward trend over the previous five months. Compared with a year earlier, the number of beneficiaries in April was down 4.7%.

British Columbia and Quebec saw declines in the number of people receiving regular EI benefits, while Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador posted increases. At the same time, there was little or no change in the other provinces.

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Number of regular Employment Insurance beneficiaries essentially unchanged in April

via The Daily — Employment Insurance, April 2013.