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Employment Insurance Beneficiaries

(EI_BENEFICIARIES)
Observations
Jul 2026: 954210
Updated: 2026-10-10, 10:33:04 a.m. ET
Units
Persons,
All benefit types, monthly
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics
Series ID
EI_BENEFICIARIES
Table 14-10-0009-01
CREDEmployment Insurance Beneficiaries
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis40000060000080000010000001200000140000016000001800000200000022000001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Persons1997-01-01: 10133401997-02-01: 9975101997-03-01: 9712901997-04-01: 8803501997-05-01: 7453601997-06-01: 6410601997-07-01: 7040301997-08-01: 6862901997-09-01: 5840001997-10-01: 6270001997-11-01: 6985401997-12-01: 7614801998-01-01: 9518601998-02-01: 9340701998-03-01: 9188801998-04-01: 8414601998-05-01: 6880201998-06-01: 6189801998-07-01: 6824101998-08-01: 6693101998-09-01: 5671401998-10-01: 6083701998-11-01: 6834801998-12-01: 7782001999-01-01: 9074801999-02-01: 9104901999-03-01: 8918001999-04-01: 8055601999-05-01: 6606901999-06-01: 5720301999-07-01: 5987901999-08-01: 6257001999-09-01: 5259701999-10-01: 5587401999-11-01: 6270001999-12-01: 7186202000-01-01: 8436602000-02-01: 8512102000-03-01: 8258102000-04-01: 7431002000-05-01: 5948202000-06-01: 5326702000-07-01: 5495302000-08-01: 6035302000-09-01: 4957602000-10-01: 5231002000-11-01: 6019302000-12-01: 6874502001-01-01: 8297102001-02-01: 8404902001-03-01: 8440702001-04-01: 7658002001-05-01: 6454302001-06-01: 5866502001-07-01: 6939102001-08-01: 7005002001-09-01: 6087902001-10-01: 6604102001-11-01: 7722502001-12-01: 8799302002-01-01: 10423902002-02-01: 10315202002-03-01: 10031002002-04-01: 8921702002-05-01: 7680902002-06-01: 6887002002-07-01: 7785902002-08-01: 7637202002-09-01: 6507902002-10-01: 6928402002-11-01: 7698702002-12-01: 8627402003-01-01: 9838802003-02-01: 9864002003-03-01: 9744302003-04-01: 9049102003-05-01: 7824802003-06-01: 7146102003-07-01: 8201802003-08-01: 8162802003-09-01: 6896402003-10-01: 7301702003-11-01: 8047702003-12-01: 8874202004-01-01: 10192602004-02-01: 10194302004-03-01: 9928602004-04-01: 9117002004-05-01: 7714702004-06-01: 6943102004-07-01: 7577702004-08-01: 7932102004-09-01: 6626102004-10-01: 6912102004-11-01: 7592102004-12-01: 8453702005-01-01: 9773502005-02-01: 9833202005-03-01: 9701902005-04-01: 8878802005-05-01: 7460102005-06-01: 6855402005-07-01: 7188602005-08-01: 7873002005-09-01: 6537402005-10-01: 6805602005-11-01: 7411202005-12-01: 8190202006-01-01: 9579602006-02-01: 9526502006-03-01: 9387602006-04-01: 8417702006-05-01: 6990702006-06-01: 6399602006-07-01: 6703702006-08-01: 7460802006-09-01: 6082802006-10-01: 6312702006-11-01: 6950302006-12-01: 7653502007-01-01: 9011802007-02-01: 9041202007-03-01: 8902302007-04-01: 8023502007-05-01: 6671902007-06-01: 6090802007-07-01: 7328802007-08-01: 7178602007-09-01: 5809302007-10-01: 6025802007-11-01: 6571002007-12-01: 7453402008-01-01: 8761602008-02-01: 8804102008-03-01: 8706202008-04-01: 7942402008-05-01: 6755102008-06-01: 6146602008-07-01: 7221302008-08-01: 7423502008-09-01: 6123902008-10-01: 6472202008-11-01: 7267902008-12-01: 8451702009-01-01: 10467802009-02-01: 11124502009-03-01: 12267302009-04-01: 11524202009-05-01: 10509202009-06-01: 9987002009-07-01: 10786502009-08-01: 10909502009-09-01: 9203002009-10-01: 9291802009-11-01: 9981502009-12-01: 10760702010-01-01: 12203702010-02-01: 12088802010-03-01: 11929402010-04-01: 10817902010-05-01: 9414902010-06-01: 8633302010-07-01: 9281802010-08-01: 9541902010-09-01: 7964402010-10-01: 8046802010-11-01: 8651902010-12-01: 9418702011-01-01: 10732802011-02-01: 10685002011-03-01: 10459202011-04-01: 9451302011-05-01: 7977202011-06-01: 7357802011-07-01: 7650802011-08-01: 8344202011-09-01: 6723702011-10-01: 6847702011-11-01: 7448402011-12-01: 8287302012-01-01: 9814002012-02-01: 9772102012-03-01: 9703002012-04-01: 8385402012-05-01: 7293102012-06-01: 6718602012-07-01: 7911902012-08-01: 7999502012-09-01: 6447602012-10-01: 6665302012-11-01: 7217802012-12-01: 7935902013-01-01: 9334302013-02-01: 9307702013-03-01: 9162402013-04-01: 8193302013-05-01: 6942402013-06-01: 6442702013-07-01: 7574602013-08-01: 7655602013-09-01: 6156202013-10-01: 6469402013-11-01: 7052202013-12-01: 7852102014-01-01: 9026902014-02-01: 9065502014-03-01: 9047502014-04-01: 8244802014-05-01: 6887202014-06-01: 6266802014-07-01: 7419202014-08-01: 7564502014-09-01: 6041202014-10-01: 6296102014-11-01: 6851502014-12-01: 7699502015-01-01: 9002502015-02-01: 9223002015-03-01: 9229702015-04-01: 8384302015-05-01: 7178402015-06-01: 6596202015-07-01: 7779102015-08-01: 8012102015-09-01: 6477402015-10-01: 6737302015-11-01: 7382102015-12-01: 8191102016-01-01: 9592202016-02-01: 9770002016-03-01: 9664202016-04-01: 8717602016-05-01: 7436202016-06-01: 6905302016-07-01: 7941102016-08-01: 8510802016-09-01: 6946302016-10-01: 7162002016-11-01: 7699002016-12-01: 8463502017-01-01: 9966702017-02-01: 9909002017-03-01: 9774102017-04-01: 8814802017-05-01: 7187302017-06-01: 6570902017-07-01: 7881502017-08-01: 7996602017-09-01: 6260502017-10-01: 6536302017-11-01: 7073902017-12-01: 7787502018-01-01: 9175302018-02-01: 9019702018-03-01: 8795902018-04-01: 7672902018-05-01: 6379102018-06-01: 5923402018-07-01: 7392302018-08-01: 7449702018-09-01: 5682802018-10-01: 5893702018-11-01: 6470602018-12-01: 7326502019-01-01: 8654502019-02-01: 8712802019-03-01: 8549402019-04-01: 7510602019-05-01: 6324602019-06-01: 5879302019-07-01: 7479002019-08-01: 7565002019-09-01: 5823202019-10-01: 6194202019-11-01: 6970602019-12-01: 7750902020-01-01: 8949702020-02-01: 8753802020-03-01: 9622702020-04-01: 9836902020-05-01: 7532902020-06-01: 5540602020-07-01: 4818402020-08-01: 4145402020-09-01: 3454202020-10-01: 15289302020-11-01: 16170702020-12-01: 17705802021-01-01: 20970702021-02-01: 20865402021-03-01: 19832502021-04-01: 19990902021-05-01: 18927602021-06-01: 17409602021-07-01: 18605702021-08-01: 18111702021-09-01: 14299002021-10-01: 9321202021-11-01: 9594002021-12-01: 9851802022-01-01: 11335602022-02-01: 10300702022-03-01: 9703202022-04-01: 8501802022-05-01: 6969102022-06-01: 6393702022-07-01: 8095002022-08-01: 8001902022-09-01: 5948302022-10-01: 5977802022-11-01: 6367202022-12-01: 7056002023-01-01: 8126802023-02-01: 8133902023-03-01: 8061202023-04-01: 7220602023-05-01: 6125802023-06-01: 5937202023-07-01: 7677902023-08-01: 8078802023-09-01: 6236302023-10-01: 6482002023-11-01: 7153702023-12-01: 7989602024-01-01: 9303302024-02-01: 9213102024-03-01: 9070602024-04-01: 7832802024-05-01: 6954002024-06-01: 6691502024-07-01: 8609902024-08-01: 8748902024-09-01: 6717602024-10-01: 6992302024-11-01: 7653702024-12-01: 8429702025-01-01: 9502202025-02-01: 9539302025-03-01: 9405702025-04-01: 8669702025-05-01: 7680202025-06-01: 7533702025-07-01: 9630002025-08-01: 9726902025-09-01: 7626902025-10-01: 7931202025-11-01: 8776602025-12-01: 9581302026-01-01: 10523802026-02-01: 10334602026-03-01: 10234102026-04-01: 9049302026-05-01: 7993702026-06-01: 7514102026-07-01: 954210
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, All benefit types, monthly

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: The number of people receiving Employment Insurance income benefits in the reference month. It is a high-frequency administrative count of insured joblessness that moves with layoffs rather than with job search. Published monthly from Employment Insurance Statistics.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Beneficiaries EI_BENEFICIARIES, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/EI_BENEFICIARIES, October 10, 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
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Labour Force Participation Rate

CREDAverage Hourly Earnings
COVID-19 recession232425262728293031323334201620182020202220242026Dollars per hour2016-08-01: 23.722016-09-01: 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: 32.88
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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