Canada – Fewer Employment Insurance claims in October

Nationally, there were fewer Employment Insurance claims in October compared with September, down 1.7% to 220,200. The number of claims provides an indication of the number of people who could become beneficiaries.

Provincially, claims fell notably in Alberta (-6.3%), Saskatchewan (-5.7%), British Columbia (-3.7%) and Manitoba (-3.3%). There were also fewer claims in Newfoundland and Labrador (-1.6%), New Brunswick (-1.6%) and Nova Scotia (-1.5%), while there was little change in the remaining provinces.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at The Daily — Employment Insurance, October 2014.