Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
March 2014 | February 2015p | March 2015p | February to March 2015 | March 2014 to March 2015 | February to March 2015 | March 2014 to March 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
All occupations | 515,320 | 512,070 | 517,940 | 5,870 | 2,620 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Management occupations | 31,530 | 31,030 | 31,410 | 380 | -120 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
Senior management occupations | 2,800 | 2,710 | 2,860 | 150 | 60 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
Other management occupations | 28,730 | 28,310 | 28,550 | 240 | -180 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
Business, finance and administrative occupations | 64,420 | 61,940 | 62,360 | 420 | -2,060 | 0.7 | -3.2 |
Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,090 | 4,670 | 4,750 | 80 | -340 | 1.7 | -6.7 |
Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 17,300 | 16,830 | 16,970 | 140 | -330 | 0.8 | -1.9 |
Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 42,030 | 40,440 | 40,640 | 200 | -1,390 | 0.5 | -3.3 |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 27,930 | 27,860 | 28,100 | 240 | 170 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Health occupations | 7,910 | 7,520 | 7,460 | -60 | -450 | -0.8 | -5.7 |
Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,310 | 1,260 | 1,270 | 10 | -40 | 0.8 | -3.1 |
Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,600 | 6,260 | 6,200 | -60 | -400 | -1.0 | -6.1 |
Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 28,780 | 28,770 | 29,260 | 490 | 480 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 15,400 | 15,320 | 15,600 | 280 | 200 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Teachers and professors | 13,380 | 13,450 | 13,660 | 210 | 280 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 9,890 | 9,140 | 9,120 | -20 | -770 | -0.2 | -7.8 |
Sales and service occupations | 91,300 | 87,760 | 87,510 | -250 | -3,790 | -0.3 | -4.2 |
Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,160 | 4,900 | 4,890 | -10 | -270 | -0.2 | -5.2 |
Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 17,000 | 15,590 | 15,400 | -190 | -1,600 | -1.2 | -9.4 |
Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 17,630 | 16,740 | 16,640 | -100 | -990 | -0.6 | -5.6 |
Occupations in protective services | 4,910 | 4,700 | 4,670 | -30 | -240 | -0.6 | -4.9 |
Childcare and home support workers | 15,380 | 15,540 | 15,790 | 250 | 410 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 31,230 | 30,300 | 30,140 | -160 | -1,090 | -0.5 | -3.5 |
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 170,420 | 174,900 | 175,410 | 510 | 4,990 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,650 | 7,030 | 6,970 | -60 | 320 | -0.9 | 4.8 |
Construction trades | 36,470 | 37,440 | 37,570 | 130 | 1,100 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Other trades occupations | 38,960 | 40,150 | 40,800 | 650 | 1,840 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
Transport and equipment operators | 39,670 | 40,900 | 40,780 | -120 | 1,110 | -0.3 | 2.8 |
Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 48,680 | 49,390 | 49,300 | -90 | 620 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
Occupations unique to primary industry | 36,020 | 36,370 | 36,440 | 70 | 420 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 46,030 | 46,020 | 50,000 | 3,980 | 3,970 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 21,940 | 22,420 | 25,940 | 3,520 | 4,000 | 15.7 | 18.2 |
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 24,090 | 23,600 | 24,060 | 460 | -30 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
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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