Table 3. Main reason for not applying for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits among unemployed persons who had worked in the past 12 months, 2022

Table 3. Main reason for not applying for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits among unemployed persons who had worked in the past 12 months, 2022
[Numbers in thousands]
Main reason for not applying for UI benefits	Unemployed persons (1) who did not apply for UI benefits
Main reason for not applying for UI benefits	Total	Percent distribution
Total, 16 years and over	2,998	100.0
Eligibility issues	1,652	55.1
Job separation type (quit, misconduct, etc.) or work not covered by UI	956	31.9
Insufficient past work	361	12.0
Previous exhaustion of benefits	52	1.7
Any other reason concerning eligibility	283	9.5
Attitude about or barrier to applying for UI benefits	306	10.2
Do not need the money or do not want the hassle	163	5.4
Negative attitude about UI	15	0.5
Do not know about UI or do not know how to apply	85	2.8
Problems with application process	44	1.5
Other reasons for not applying for UI benefits	923	30.8
Expect to start working soon	505	16.8
Did not apply for personal reasons	65	2.2
Plan to file soon	97	3.2
All other reasons	257	8.6
Reason not provided	117	3.9
(1) Data exclude unemployed persons with no previous work experience and those who last worked more than 12 months prior to the survey. However, all unemployed persons expecting to be recalled from temporary layoff are included, regardless of whether they worked in the 12 months prior to the survey.
NOTE: Estimates are an average of data collected in February and May 2022. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2023