Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2012 |
January 2013p |
February 2013p |
January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 571,410 | 531,560 | 528,940 | -2,620 | -42,470 | -0.5 | -7.4 |
| Management occupations | 33,380 | 31,450 | 31,340 | -110 | -2,040 | -0.3 | -6.1 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,900 | 2,660 | 2,670 | 10 | -230 | 0.4 | -7.9 |
| Other management occupations | 30,470 | 28,800 | 28,660 | -140 | -1,810 | -0.5 | -5.9 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 74,560 | 68,060 | 67,570 | -490 | -6,990 | -0.7 | -9.4 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,150 | 5,130 | 5,100 | -30 | -50 | -0.6 | -1.0 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 19,010 | 17,820 | 17,770 | -50 | -1,240 | -0.3 | -6.5 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 50,390 | 45,110 | 44,700 | -410 | -5,690 | -0.9 | -11.3 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 27,870 | 27,220 | 27,260 | 40 | -610 | 0.1 | -2.2 |
| Health occupations | 8,840 | 8,210 | 8,160 | -50 | -680 | -0.6 | -7.7 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,410 | 1,280 | 1,270 | -10 | -140 | -0.8 | -9.9 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 7,430 | 6,930 | 6,890 | -40 | -540 | -0.6 | -7.3 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 29,740 | 28,800 | 28,050 | -750 | -1,690 | -2.6 | -5.7 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 15,120 | 14,900 | 14,620 | -280 | -500 | -1.9 | -3.3 |
| Teachers and professors | 14,610 | 13,900 | 13,420 | -480 | -1,190 | -3.5 | -8.1 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10,770 | 10,700 | 10,690 | -10 | -80 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Sales and service occupations | 107,300 | 99,510 | 98,820 | -690 | -8,480 | -0.7 | -7.9 |
| Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,670 | 5,450 | 5,390 | -60 | -280 | -1.1 | -4.9 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 20,460 | 18,830 | 18,890 | 60 | -1,570 | 0.3 | -7.7 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 21,280 | 19,540 | 19,470 | -70 | -1,810 | -0.4 | -8.5 |
| Occupations in protective services | 6,170 | 5,420 | 5,390 | -30 | -780 | -0.6 | -12.6 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 16,310 | 16,200 | 15,970 | -230 | -340 | -1.4 | -2.1 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 37,430 | 34,060 | 33,710 | -350 | -3,720 | -1.0 | -9.9 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 179,220 | 167,800 | 167,340 | -460 | -11,880 | -0.3 | -6.6 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,650 | 6,330 | 6,360 | 30 | -290 | 0.5 | -4.4 |
| Construction trades | 38,080 | 35,080 | 35,340 | 260 | -2,740 | 0.7 | -7.2 |
| Other trades occupations | 38,470 | 37,850 | 37,460 | -390 | -1,010 | -1.0 | -2.6 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 42,750 | 39,630 | 39,750 | 120 | -3,000 | 0.3 | -7.0 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 53,270 | 48,920 | 48,440 | -480 | -4,830 | -1.0 | -9.1 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 41,550 | 39,070 | 38,560 | -510 | -2,990 | -1.3 | -7.2 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 58,000 | 50,570 | 50,940 | 370 | -7,060 | 0.7 | -12.2 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 27,760 | 24,150 | 24,400 | 250 | -3,360 | 1.0 | -12.1 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 30,240 | 26,430 | 26,540 | 110 | -3,700 | 0.4 | -12.2 |
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 276-0041.
Table note 1
Includes people who receive regular income benefits whether or not they participate in one of three employment benefit programs, namely Skills Development Program, Job Creation Partnerships Program and Self-employment Program.
Table note 2
2006 National Occupational Classification - Statistics.
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