Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2014 | August 2015p | September 2015p | August to September 2015 | September 2014 to September 2015 | August to September 2015 | September 2014 to September 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 502,230 | 537,750 | 543,830 | 6,080 | 41,600 | 1.1 | 8.3 |
| Management occupations | 31,440 | 32,620 | 32,650 | 30 | 1,210 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,800 | 2,830 | 2,770 | -60 | -30 | -2.1 | -1.1 |
| Other management occupations | 28,640 | 29,790 | 29,880 | 90 | 1,240 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 62,260 | 64,620 | 64,670 | 50 | 2,410 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 4,790 | 5,070 | 5,080 | 10 | 290 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 16,900 | 17,500 | 17,390 | -110 | 490 | -0.6 | 2.9 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 40,570 | 42,060 | 42,200 | 140 | 1,630 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 26,660 | 31,380 | 31,780 | 400 | 5,120 | 1.3 | 19.2 |
| Health occupations | 7,680 | 7,790 | 7,360 | -430 | -320 | -5.5 | -4.2 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,270 | 1,270 | 1,230 | -40 | -40 | -3.1 | -3.1 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,410 | 6,520 | 6,130 | -390 | -280 | -6.0 | -4.4 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 29,540 | 30,740 | 30,900 | 160 | 1,360 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 15,570 | 16,420 | 16,100 | -320 | 530 | -1.9 | 3.4 |
| Teachers and professors | 13,970 | 14,330 | 14,810 | 480 | 840 | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 9,810 | 9,190 | 9,260 | 70 | -550 | 0.8 | -5.6 |
| Sales and service occupations | 93,340 | 91,140 | 90,460 | -680 | -2,880 | -0.7 | -3.1 |
| Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 4,990 | 5,290 | 5,200 | -90 | 210 | -1.7 | 4.2 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 16,120 | 16,480 | 16,280 | -200 | 160 | -1.2 | 1.0 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 16,990 | 16,560 | 16,270 | -290 | -720 | -1.8 | -4.2 |
| Occupations in protective services | 4,800 | 4,930 | 4,990 | 60 | 190 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 19,270 | 16,210 | 16,190 | -20 | -3,080 | -0.1 | -16.0 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 31,170 | 31,660 | 31,530 | -130 | 360 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 160,530 | 184,660 | 188,830 | 4,170 | 28,300 | 2.3 | 17.6 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,090 | 7,670 | 7,970 | 300 | 1,880 | 3.9 | 30.9 |
| Construction trades | 34,080 | 37,320 | 37,390 | 70 | 3,310 | 0.2 | 9.7 |
| Other trades occupations | 37,450 | 46,970 | 47,100 | 130 | 9,650 | 0.3 | 25.8 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 38,570 | 42,650 | 45,440 | 2,790 | 6,870 | 6.5 | 17.8 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 44,340 | 50,050 | 50,940 | 890 | 6,600 | 1.8 | 14.9 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 34,640 | 39,770 | 40,760 | 990 | 6,120 | 2.5 | 17.7 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 45,980 | 45,130 | 46,590 | 1,460 | 610 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 22,540 | 22,390 | 23,330 | 940 | 790 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 23,440 | 22,740 | 23,260 | 520 | -180 | 2.3 | -0.8 |
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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