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Summary:
The claimant had 633 hours of insurable employment in his qualifying period. He was advised that he was not entitled to benefits because the applicable regional rate of unemployment where he lived decreased from 7.3% to 6.2% in the week his claim for benefits had become effective. As a result, he required 665 hours of insurable employment. Relying on s. 17(1) of the EIR, the FCA agreed that the applicable regional rate of unemployment was the average of the seasonally adjusted monthly rates of unemployment for the last three-month period that preceded the week of February 5, 2012. The FCA found that the applicable regional rate of unemployment was 7.3% in the week preceding the claimant’s claim for benefits. Therefore, only 630 hours of insurable employment were required.
