“Page A12 = = ‘Terrace Standard, Wodnesdey, March 6, 1991

There § a reason for hike
in unemployment payouts

TERRACE — Unemployment
insurance payments jumped to
$5.486 million for this area last
‘month, an increase of nearly $2
million over that of December
1990.

In comparison, payments: in

January 1990 were $3.8 million,

“That’s the highest I’ve ever
seen it increase,” said Canada
Employment Centre labour
analyst James Gilham in ex-
amining the figures.

At the same time, the number
of people with active unemploy-
ment insurance claims here also
rose —, from 1,875.in November
to 2,324 in December ‘and to
2,369 in January. -

And while both sets of figures
are high, they aren’t necessarily’

‘an indication of a large increase .

in the level of unemployment,
said Gilham.

Instead, Gilham says the
January pay out figure com-
pared to the number of people
on claim must be treated with
caution.

“You have to remember that
there is a processing lag in

claims, It takes time, not only in
waiting periods but in getting
the claims through the system,
before payments begin,” he
said.

That ties in with the small i in-
crease between the’ January
numbers of- people cn’ claim
with the December - count,
Gilham continued...

“You have to look at shut
downs in the woods and in con-
struction, We did have cold
weather and snow, In some
respects, this (the numbers) is
not a market indicator,””.

Gilham sail,
““<If we were looking at a
market indicator, « there

wouldn’t be-a large jump: in

layoffs. Instead, it moves slowly

upward, I think what we're
looking at is something that oc-
curred very rapidly and that is
the weather,’’ he said.

One other factor that buffers
the numbers of people on claim
and the amount of benefits paid
is that it indicates more people
are working, Gilham added.

As well, statistics indicate .

that not all people with claims
actually collect unemployment
insurance.

Gilham ‘estimates that
perhaps half. of those with
claims and. who are eligible to
collect; receive benefits in any
one month,

“There's a trend: for people
who are working to keep their
claims “active by filing cards.

- Those numbers show up in the

amount of claims: we have, but

isn ta sign. of more unemploy-

ment,’’ he said. °

At ‘the:same time, Gilham
said -unemployment insurance
payments also have to be viewed
in the context of their purpose.

. “What you have is an infu-
sion of money. into~ the
economy. Unemployment. is a
temporary income stabilization
for pcople between jobs. In that
sense, what. we're seeing is
stabilization occurring,” he
said.

Overall, Gilham ‘said the area
economy - remains. ‘relatively
sound in comparison with, other
areas of the’ province.

The official. unemployment
rate for the area is lower than
that of other areas of the pro-
vince and there has been an in-
creased diversification. of the
economy here since the carly
(1980s, he said, :

Help for disabled

TERRACE — People. with

physical disabilities have the

‘ehance this Saturday to learn
more about various programs .

from which they can benefit.
Two representatives from the
B.C. Coalition of People With

Disabilities will be giving infor:

mation and holding workshops.

The session is sponsored by
the Terrace Anti-Poverty Group
Society through assistance from
the B.C. Law Foundation.

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