Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2012 |
March 2013p |
April 2013p |
March to April 2013 | April 2012 to April 2013 | March to April 2013 | April 2012 to April 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 547,620 | 524,080 | 521,630 | -2,450 | -25,990 | -0.5 | -4.7 |
| Management occupations | 32,590 | 31,160 | 31,040 | -120 | -1,550 | -0.4 | -4.8 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,820 | 2,630 | 2,610 | -20 | -210 | -0.8 | -7.4 |
| Other management occupations | 29,760 | 28,530 | 28,420 | -110 | -1,340 | -0.4 | -4.5 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 73,550 | 67,240 | 66,800 | -440 | -6,750 | -0.7 | -9.2 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,180 | 5,130 | 5,110 | -20 | -70 | -0.4 | -1.4 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 18,840 | 17,650 | 17,520 | -130 | -1,320 | -0.7 | -7.0 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 49,530 | 44,460 | 44,180 | -280 | -5,350 | -0.6 | -10.8 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 24,140 | 27,370 | 26,290 | -1,080 | 2,150 | -3.9 | 8.9 |
| Health occupations | 8,950 | 7,920 | 7,730 | -190 | -1,220 | -2.4 | -13.6 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,400 | 1,250 | 1,230 | -20 | -170 | -1.6 | -12.1 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 7,560 | 6,670 | 6,510 | -160 | -1,050 | -2.4 | -13.9 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 30,170 | 27,050 | 26,180 | -870 | -3,990 | -3.2 | -13.2 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 15,260 | 14,520 | 14,160 | -360 | -1,100 | -2.5 | -7.2 |
| Teachers and professors | 14,910 | 12,530 | 12,010 | -520 | -2,900 | -4.2 | -19.5 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10,580 | 10,360 | 10,200 | -160 | -380 | -1.5 | -3.6 |
| Sales and service occupations | 105,640 | 96,990 | 96,240 | -750 | -9,400 | -0.8 | -8.9 |
| Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,560 | 5,260 | 5,320 | 60 | -240 | 1.1 | -4.3 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 19,850 | 18,400 | 18,760 | 360 | -1,090 | 2.0 | -5.5 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 20,880 | 19,180 | 18,770 | -410 | -2,110 | -2.1 | -10.1 |
| Occupations in protective services | 6,010 | 5,460 | 5,480 | 20 | -530 | 0.4 | -8.8 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 16,650 | 15,540 | 15,170 | -370 | -1,480 | -2.4 | -8.9 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 36,670 | 33,160 | 32,740 | -420 | -3,930 | -1.3 | -10.7 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 172,650 | 167,080 | 169,280 | 2,200 | -3,370 | 1.3 | -2.0 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,470 | 6,400 | 6,570 | 170 | 100 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Construction trades | 36,180 | 35,360 | 36,080 | 720 | -100 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Other trades occupations | 37,970 | 36,990 | 36,840 | -150 | -1,130 | -0.4 | -3.0 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 40,980 | 39,680 | 40,520 | 840 | -460 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 51,050 | 48,650 | 49,280 | 630 | -1,770 | 1.3 | -3.5 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 36,060 | 38,300 | 37,090 | -1,210 | 1,030 | -3.2 | 2.9 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 53,150 | 50,400 | 50,590 | 190 | -2,560 | 0.4 | -4.8 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 24,780 | 24,230 | 24,370 | 140 | -410 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 28,370 | 26,170 | 26,220 | 50 | -2,150 | 0.2 | -7.6 |
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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