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Persons covered by employment insurance, Canada

(SC_14100006_844)
Observations
Aug 2026: 18607
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:23:16 a.m. ET
Units
Persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics
Series ID
SC_14100006_844
Table 14-10-0006-01
CREDPersons covered by employment insurance, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession1974 recession2000400060008000100001200014000160001800020000220001949195719651973198119891997200520132026Persons1949-06-01: 25401949-08-01: 25891949-10-01: 25781949-12-01: 26141950-02-01: 25791950-04-01: 26191950-06-01: 26611950-08-01: 27291950-10-01: 28091950-12-01: 29121951-02-01: 29621951-04-01: 30081951-06-01: 29931951-08-01: 30311951-10-01: 30491951-12-01: 31051952-02-01: 31101952-04-01: 30901952-06-01: 30511952-08-01: 30931952-10-01: 31101952-12-01: 31581953-02-01: 31781953-04-01: 31511953-06-01: 31101953-08-01: 31491953-10-01: 31821953-12-01: 32221954-02-01: 32691954-04-01: 32311954-06-01: 31941954-08-01: 32321954-10-01: 32571954-12-01: 33101955-02-01: 34091955-04-01: 34711955-06-01: 32561955-08-01: 34121955-10-01: 34571955-12-01: 35171956-02-01: 36131956-04-01: 36751956-06-01: 37261956-08-01: 37851956-10-01: 37851956-12-01: 38751957-02-01: 39821957-04-01: 39631957-06-01: 39021957-08-01: 39981957-10-01: 39891957-12-01: 40371958-02-01: 42081958-04-01: 41071958-06-01: 41491958-08-01: 40151958-10-01: 39871958-12-01: 42651959-02-01: 42481959-04-01: 41341959-06-01: 39741959-08-01: 39901959-10-01: 40321959-12-01: 42951960-02-01: 43081960-04-01: 42221960-06-01: 40141960-08-01: 40031960-10-01: 40021960-12-01: 42511961-02-01: 42471961-04-01: 41261961-06-01: 38961961-08-01: 39391961-10-01: 39401961-12-01: 41391962-02-01: 41611962-04-01: 40641962-06-01: 39771962-08-01: 40221962-10-01: 40091962-12-01: 42231963-02-01: 42641963-04-01: 41731963-06-01: 40771963-08-01: 41321963-10-01: 41251963-12-01: 43261964-02-01: 43391964-04-01: 42801964-06-01: 43731964-08-01: 44631964-10-01: 44321964-12-01: 45821965-02-01: 46051965-04-01: 45941965-06-01: 46061965-08-01: 43131965-10-01: 42861965-12-01: 44441966-02-01: 45061966-04-01: 44651966-06-01: 45321966-08-01: 45961966-10-01: 45381966-12-01: 46411967-02-01: 46971967-04-01: 47631967-06-01: 47421967-08-01: 47871967-10-01: 47241967-12-01: 48281968-02-01: 48641968-04-01: 48591968-06-01: 53161968-08-01: 53871968-10-01: 53461968-12-01: 54461969-02-01: 55511969-04-01: 54991969-06-01: 55111969-08-01: 55141969-10-01: 55181969-12-01: 56381970-02-01: 55731970-04-01: 55771970-06-01: 56421970-08-01: 56611970-10-01: 55751970-12-01: 57031971-02-01: 55361971-04-01: 55471971-06-01: 54221971-08-01: 54351971-10-01: 53881971-12-01: 54741972-02-01: 75901972-04-01: 76471972-06-01: 79771972-08-01: 81561972-10-01: 78411972-12-01: 79551973-02-01: 79991973-04-01: 80811973-06-01: 84921973-08-01: 85961973-10-01: 83301973-12-01: 83431974-02-01: 83371974-04-01: 84111974-06-01: 87451974-08-01: 90551974-10-01: 86381974-12-01: 87161975-02-01: 87351975-04-01: 87491975-06-01: 91791975-08-01: 92951975-10-01: 89401975-12-01: 89241976-02-01: 82171976-04-01: 83401976-06-01: 87931976-08-01: 88881976-10-01: 85731976-12-01: 85071977-02-01: 83261977-04-01: 84001977-06-01: 88761977-08-01: 90591977-10-01: 87171977-12-01: 86001978-02-01: 84811978-04-01: 85861978-06-01: 91031978-08-01: 93311978-10-01: 90201978-12-01: 89351979-02-01: 88171979-04-01: 89671979-06-01: 94911979-08-01: 97681979-10-01: 94421979-12-01: 92791980-02-01: 91811980-04-01: 92981980-06-01: 98341980-08-01: 99771980-10-01: 96651980-12-01: 95101981-02-01: 94831981-04-01: 96041981-06-01: 101901981-08-01: 103151981-10-01: 98391981-12-01: 95891982-02-01: 93511982-04-01: 93051982-06-01: 96771982-08-01: 96751982-10-01: 93031982-12-01: 90981983-02-01: 89821983-04-01: 91271983-06-01: 96981983-08-01: 99251983-10-01: 96431983-12-01: 94491984-02-01: 92791984-04-01: 93851984-06-01: 99951984-08-01: 101781984-10-01: 98421984-12-01: 96671985-02-01: 93901985-04-01: 96051985-06-01: 101501985-08-01: 103921985-10-01: 100811985-12-01: 99981986-02-01: 98801986-04-01: 100511986-06-01: 106341986-08-01: 107711986-10-01: 104141986-12-01: 102731987-02-01: 101021987-04-01: 102971987-06-01: 109361987-08-01: 110801987-10-01: 108051987-12-01: 107101988-02-01: 105621988-04-01: 106761988-06-01: 112341988-08-01: 113361988-10-01: 110741988-12-01: 109571989-02-01: 107871989-04-01: 108971989-06-01: 114781989-08-01: 116541989-10-01: 113371989-12-01: 111561990-02-01: 109951990-04-01: 111251990-06-01: 116111990-08-01: 116391990-10-01: 112941990-12-01: 109721991-02-01: 106841991-04-01: 107381991-06-01: 112761991-08-01: 113891991-10-01: 110911991-12-01: 107981992-02-01: 105521992-04-01: 106061992-06-01: 111751992-08-01: 112121992-10-01: 109621992-12-01: 107291993-02-01: 105391993-04-01: 105671993-06-01: 111331993-08-01: 111571993-10-01: 109351993-12-01: 107701994-02-01: 106051994-04-01: 107211994-06-01: 114061994-08-01: 114951994-10-01: 113061994-12-01: 111651995-02-01: 109571995-04-01: 110051995-06-01: 115871995-08-01: 116251995-10-01: 114001995-12-01: 111601996-02-01: 109831996-04-01: 110931996-06-01: 115941996-08-01: 117001996-10-01: 113581996-12-01: 112101997-02-01: 110351997-04-01: 111111997-06-01: 117131997-08-01: 118051997-10-01: 115671997-12-01: 114861998-02-01: 113091998-04-01: 114471998-06-01: 120141998-08-01: 121001998-10-01: 118731998-12-01: 117791999-02-01: 116421999-04-01: 117621999-06-01: 123451999-08-01: 124401999-10-01: 122891999-12-01: 121672000-02-01: 120242000-04-01: 122372000-06-01: 127792000-08-01: 128592000-10-01: 127092000-12-01: 126492001-02-01: 124562001-04-01: 125632001-06-01: 130862001-08-01: 131172001-10-01: 128722001-12-01: 127442002-02-01: 126132002-04-01: 128012002-06-01: 133862002-08-01: 134952002-10-01: 132242002-12-01: 132082003-02-01: 130482003-04-01: 131192003-06-01: 136572003-08-01: 135972003-10-01: 134652003-12-01: 134332004-02-01: 132362004-04-01: 133262004-06-01: 139152004-08-01: 138612004-10-01: 137032004-12-01: 136292005-02-01: 133572005-04-01: 134432005-06-01: 140062005-08-01: 140042005-10-01: 138152005-12-01: 137382006-02-01: 135512006-04-01: 137112006-06-01: 144232006-08-01: 143152006-10-01: 141832006-12-01: 140832007-02-01: 139352007-04-01: 140292007-06-01: 145662007-08-01: 145462007-10-01: 144412007-12-01: 143372008-02-01: 142522008-04-01: 143342008-06-01: 149172008-08-01: 147832008-10-01: 146522008-12-01: 143942009-02-01: 140042009-04-01: 140002009-06-01: 144922009-08-01: 144332009-10-01: 141812009-12-01: 141322010-02-01: 140672010-04-01: 142402010-06-01: 148802010-08-01: 147572010-10-01: 146642010-12-01: 146002011-02-01: 143572011-04-01: 144532011-06-01: 150602011-08-01: 149572011-10-01: 147602011-12-01: 146422012-02-01: 144992012-04-01: 147252012-06-01: 152242012-08-01: 151652012-10-01: 149882012-12-01: 149832013-02-01: 148002013-04-01: 148142013-06-01: 154112013-08-01: 153002013-10-01: 151822013-12-01: 150862014-02-01: 148902014-04-01: 149642014-06-01: 155562014-08-01: 153852014-10-01: 153542014-12-01: 151292015-02-01: 149102015-04-01: 150162015-06-01: 156202015-08-01: 155342015-10-01: 153952015-12-01: 151942016-02-01: 149892016-04-01: 151312016-06-01: 156712016-08-01: 156112016-10-01: 155302016-12-01: 154862017-02-01: 153262017-04-01: 153712017-06-01: 160072017-08-01: 158862017-10-01: 157772017-12-01: 157832018-02-01: 155202018-04-01: 156342018-06-01: 161662018-08-01: 160212018-10-01: 159702018-12-01: 159342019-02-01: 158932019-04-01: 160492019-06-01: 165462019-08-01: 164542019-10-01: 163552019-12-01: 162752020-02-01: 161182020-04-01: 132602020-06-01: 150032020-08-01: 155902020-10-01: 159132020-12-01: 158342021-02-01: 156742021-04-01: 157692021-06-01: 165332021-08-01: 165742021-10-01: 166782021-12-01: 167482022-02-01: 166652022-04-01: 167792022-06-01: 173772022-08-01: 171412022-10-01: 171452022-12-01: 172302023-02-01: 172122023-04-01: 173402023-06-01: 179492023-08-01: 177612023-10-01: 177182023-12-01: 176662024-02-01: 175782024-04-01: 177852024-06-01: 182202024-08-01: 180742024-10-01: 180482024-12-01: 182042025-02-01: 181242025-04-01: 181882025-06-01: 187672025-08-01: 184702025-10-01: 184972025-12-01: 184512026-02-01: 181702026-04-01: 182922026-06-01: 188672026-08-01: 18607
Source: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Employment Insurance Statistics

Units: Persons

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Persons covered by employment insurance. Employment insurance coverage, From the Employment Insurance Statistics (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0006-01. Expressed in persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Persons covered by employment insurance, Canada SC_14100006_844, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100006_844, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Labour Force Participation Rate

CREDAverage Hourly Earnings
COVID-19 recession232425262728293031323334201620182020202220242026Dollars per hour2016-09-01: 23.722016-10-01: 24.22016-11-01: 24.232016-12-01: 24.322017-01-01: 24.052017-02-01: 24.322017-03-01: 24.32017-04-01: 24.682017-05-01: 24.22017-06-01: 24.232017-07-01: 23.832017-08-01: 23.82017-09-01: 24.362017-10-01: 24.362017-11-01: 24.462017-12-01: 24.72018-01-01: 24.822018-02-01: 24.972018-03-01: 25.112018-04-01: 24.862018-05-01: 24.772018-06-01: 24.862018-07-01: 24.822018-08-01: 24.932018-09-01: 25.32018-10-01: 25.352018-11-01: 25.442018-12-01: 25.682019-01-01: 25.392019-02-01: 25.772019-03-01: 25.532019-04-01: 25.72019-05-01: 25.732019-06-01: 25.692019-07-01: 25.522019-08-01: 25.552019-09-01: 25.572019-10-01: 26.022019-11-01: 26.022019-12-01: 26.492020-01-01: 26.252020-02-01: 26.382020-03-01: 26.772020-04-01: 27.322020-05-01: 27.312020-06-01: 27.162020-07-01: 26.82020-08-01: 26.992020-09-01: 26.992020-10-01: 27.232020-11-01: 27.132020-12-01: 27.562021-01-01: 27.752021-02-01: 27.932021-03-01: 27.512021-04-01: 27.522021-05-01: 27.652021-06-01: 27.322021-07-01: 27.312021-08-01: 27.412021-09-01: 27.462021-10-01: 27.662021-11-01: 27.832021-12-01: 28.312022-01-01: 28.142022-02-01: 28.192022-03-01: 28.62022-04-01: 28.482022-05-01: 28.412022-06-01: 28.592022-07-01: 28.222022-08-01: 28.422022-09-01: 28.832022-10-01: 28.992022-11-01: 29.192022-12-01: 29.442023-01-01: 29.252023-02-01: 29.42023-03-01: 29.572023-04-01: 29.662023-05-01: 29.722023-06-01: 29.712023-07-01: 29.62023-08-01: 29.462023-09-01: 29.832023-10-01: 30.022023-11-01: 29.892023-12-01: 30.022024-01-01: 30.142024-02-01: 30.542024-03-01: 30.452024-04-01: 30.742024-05-01: 30.762024-06-01: 30.872024-07-01: 30.572024-08-01: 30.912024-09-01: 31.172024-10-01: 32.022024-11-01: 31.152024-12-01: 31.012025-01-01: 31.222025-02-01: 31.432025-03-01: 31.252025-04-01: 31.72025-05-01: 31.82025-06-01: 31.552025-07-01: 31.742025-08-01: 31.732025-09-01: 32.122025-10-01: 32.392025-11-01: 32.512025-12-01: 32.742026-01-01: 32.752026-02-01: 32.992026-03-01: 32.842026-04-01: 32.922026-05-01: 33.012026-06-01: 32.742026-07-01: 32.912026-08-01: 33.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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