Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2012 |
February 2013p |
March 2013p |
February to March 2013 | March 2012 to March 2013 | February to March 2013 | March 2012 to March 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 570,090 | 528,920 | 523,700 | -5,220 | -46,390 | -1.0 | -8.1 |
| Management occupations | 33,020 | 31,300 | 31,110 | -190 | -1,910 | -0.6 | -5.8 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,850 | 2,660 | 2,630 | -30 | -220 | -1.1 | -7.7 |
| Other management occupations | 30,170 | 28,640 | 28,480 | -160 | -1,690 | -0.6 | -5.6 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 74,100 | 67,690 | 67,180 | -510 | -6,920 | -0.8 | -9.3 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,120 | 5,120 | 5,130 | 10 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 18,950 | 17,790 | 17,610 | -180 | -1,340 | -1.0 | -7.1 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 50,030 | 44,790 | 44,440 | -350 | -5,590 | -0.8 | -11.2 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 27,460 | 27,370 | 27,390 | 20 | -70 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Health occupations | 8,890 | 8,120 | 7,950 | -170 | -940 | -2.1 | -10.6 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,410 | 1,270 | 1,250 | -20 | -160 | -1.6 | -11.3 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 7,480 | 6,840 | 6,700 | -140 | -780 | -2.0 | -10.4 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 30,790 | 27,860 | 27,330 | -530 | -3,460 | -1.9 | -11.2 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 15,450 | 14,660 | 14,660 | 0 | -790 | 0.0 | -5.1 |
| Teachers and professors | 15,340 | 13,190 | 12,680 | -510 | -2,660 | -3.9 | -17.3 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10,700 | 10,610 | 10,370 | -240 | -330 | -2.3 | -3.1 |
| Sales and service occupations | 106,980 | 98,540 | 97,050 | -1,490 | -9,930 | -1.5 | -9.3 |
| Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,610 | 5,360 | 5,240 | -120 | -370 | -2.2 | -6.6 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 20,210 | 18,810 | 18,470 | -340 | -1,740 | -1.8 | -8.6 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 21,200 | 19,450 | 19,250 | -200 | -1,950 | -1.0 | -9.2 |
| Occupations in protective services | 6,190 | 5,410 | 5,380 | -30 | -810 | -0.6 | -13.1 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 16,530 | 15,850 | 15,520 | -330 | -1,010 | -2.1 | -6.1 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 37,240 | 33,650 | 33,180 | -470 | -4,060 | -1.4 | -10.9 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 179,980 | 167,720 | 166,390 | -1,330 | -13,590 | -0.8 | -7.6 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,640 | 6,360 | 6,370 | 10 | -270 | 0.2 | -4.1 |
| Construction trades | 38,030 | 35,390 | 35,250 | -140 | -2,780 | -0.4 | -7.3 |
| Other trades occupations | 38,880 | 37,450 | 36,880 | -570 | -2,000 | -1.5 | -5.1 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 43,230 | 39,790 | 39,450 | -340 | -3,780 | -0.9 | -8.7 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 53,210 | 48,730 | 48,450 | -280 | -4,760 | -0.6 | -8.9 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 41,260 | 38,630 | 38,530 | -100 | -2,730 | -0.3 | -6.6 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 56,720 | 50,890 | 50,190 | -700 | -6,530 | -1.4 | -11.5 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 26,770 | 24,370 | 24,160 | -210 | -2,610 | -0.9 | -9.7 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 29,950 | 26,520 | 26,030 | -490 | -3,920 | -1.8 | -13.1 |
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 the Skills Development Program, Job Creation Partnerships Program and Self-employment Program.
Table note 2
2006 National Occupational Classification – Statistics.
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