Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation2, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2013 | September 2014p | October 2014p | September to October 2014 | October 2013 to October 2014 | September to October 2014 | October 2013 to October 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 518,170 | 495,740 | 491,370 | -4,370 | -26,800 | -0.9 | -5.2 |
| Management occupations | 32,050 | 31,040 | 31,080 | 40 | -970 | 0.1 | -3.0 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,790 | 2,760 | 2,760 | 0 | -30 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Other management occupations | 29,260 | 28,290 | 28,320 | 30 | -940 | 0.1 | -3.2 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 65,610 | 61,660 | 61,470 | -190 | -4,140 | -0.3 | -6.3 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,180 | 4,730 | 4,830 | 100 | -350 | 2.1 | -6.8 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 17,450 | 16,700 | 16,470 | -230 | -980 | -1.4 | -5.6 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 42,990 | 40,220 | 40,170 | -50 | -2,820 | -0.1 | -6.6 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 27,760 | 26,300 | 26,170 | -130 | -1,590 | -0.5 | -5.7 |
| Health occupations | 7,720 | 7,560 | 7,470 | -90 | -250 | -1.2 | -3.2 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,280 | 1,240 | 1,200 | -40 | -80 | -3.2 | -6.3 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,440 | 6,320 | 6,260 | -60 | -180 | -0.9 | -2.8 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 28,210 | 29,410 | 28,530 | -880 | 320 | -3.0 | 1.1 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 14,710 | 15,450 | 15,120 | -330 | 410 | -2.1 | 2.8 |
| Teachers and professors | 13,510 | 13,960 | 13,410 | -550 | -100 | -3.9 | -0.7 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10,210 | 9,650 | 9,490 | -160 | -720 | -1.7 | -7.1 |
| Sales and service occupations | 94,380 | 92,210 | 87,770 | -4,440 | -6,610 | -4.8 | -7.0 |
| Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,210 | 4,980 | 4,980 | 0 | -230 | 0.0 | -4.4 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 18,060 | 15,670 | 15,800 | 130 | -2,260 | 0.8 | -12.5 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 17,580 | 16,640 | 16,560 | -80 | -1,020 | -0.5 | -5.8 |
| Occupations in protective services | 5,300 | 4,730 | 4,630 | -100 | -670 | -2.1 | -12.6 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 15,490 | 19,160 | 15,100 | -4,060 | -390 | -21.2 | -2.5 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 32,740 | 31,030 | 30,700 | -330 | -2,040 | -1.1 | -6.2 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 165,390 | 157,720 | 158,580 | 860 | -6,810 | 0.5 | -4.1 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,190 | 6,010 | 6,070 | 60 | -120 | 1.0 | -1.9 |
| Construction trades | 34,060 | 33,750 | 34,590 | 840 | 530 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Other trades occupations | 39,880 | 36,990 | 36,730 | -260 | -3,150 | -0.7 | -7.9 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 38,200 | 37,820 | 37,690 | -130 | -510 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 47,060 | 43,160 | 43,510 | 350 | -3,550 | 0.8 | -7.5 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 36,920 | 33,920 | 34,400 | 480 | -2,520 | 1.4 | -6.8 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 49,720 | 45,920 | 46,000 | 80 | -3,720 | 0.2 | -7.5 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 24,690 | 22,750 | 22,820 | 70 | -1,870 | 0.3 | -7.6 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 25,040 | 23,170 | 23,180 | 10 | -1,860 | 0.0 | -7.4 |
p
preliminary
Source(s):
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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