Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2012 |
August 2013p |
September 2013p |
August to September 2013 | September 2012 to September 2013 | August to September 2013 | September 2012 to September 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 552,440 | 510,870 | 503,800 | -7,070 | -48,640 | -1.4 | -8.8 |
| Management occupations | 32,340 | 31,120 | 31,050 | -70 | -1,290 | -0.2 | -4.0 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,780 | 2,640 | 2,600 | -40 | -180 | -1.5 | -6.5 |
| Other management occupations | 29,570 | 28,470 | 28,440 | -30 | -1,130 | -0.1 | -3.8 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 72,420 | 64,360 | 64,080 | -280 | -8,340 | -0.4 | -11.5 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,240 | 5,000 | 5,020 | 20 | -220 | 0.4 | -4.2 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 18,830 | 16,920 | 17,120 | 200 | -1,710 | 1.2 | -9.1 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 48,360 | 42,450 | 41,950 | -500 | -6,410 | -1.2 | -13.3 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 25,630 | 27,350 | 27,050 | -300 | 1,420 | -1.1 | 5.5 |
| Health occupations | 8,860 | 7,410 | 7,280 | -130 | -1,580 | -1.8 | -17.8 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,400 | 1,210 | 1,190 | -20 | -210 | -1.7 | -15.0 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 7,470 | 6,200 | 6,090 | -110 | -1,380 | -1.8 | -18.5 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 32,250 | 29,130 | 27,860 | -1,270 | -4,390 | -4.4 | -13.6 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 16,290 | 15,260 | 14,460 | -800 | -1,830 | -5.2 | -11.2 |
| Teachers and professors | 15,960 | 13,870 | 13,400 | -470 | -2,560 | -3.4 | -16.0 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10,810 | 9,850 | 9,980 | 130 | -830 | 1.3 | -7.7 |
| Sales and service occupations | 105,920 | 95,720 | 92,780 | -2,940 | -13,140 | -3.1 | -12.4 |
| Wholesale, technical, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,590 | 5,200 | 5,160 | -40 | -430 | -0.8 | -7.7 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 19,630 | 18,330 | 17,660 | -670 | -1,970 | -3.7 | -10.0 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 20,600 | 17,870 | 16,490 | -1,380 | -4,110 | -7.7 | -20.0 |
| Occupations in protective services | 5,790 | 5,280 | 5,260 | -20 | -530 | -0.4 | -9.2 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 17,510 | 15,910 | 15,420 | -490 | -2,090 | -3.1 | -11.9 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 36,810 | 33,120 | 32,780 | -340 | -4,030 | -1.0 | -10.9 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 168,640 | 160,800 | 157,790 | -3,010 | -10,850 | -1.9 | -6.4 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 5,940 | 6,120 | 5,920 | -200 | -20 | -3.3 | -0.3 |
| Construction trades | 34,050 | 32,220 | 31,590 | -630 | -2,460 | -2.0 | -7.2 |
| Other trades occupations | 38,570 | 37,850 | 38,870 | 1,020 | 300 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 40,850 | 39,200 | 36,740 | -2,460 | -4,110 | -6.3 | -10.1 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 49,230 | 45,420 | 44,680 | -740 | -4,550 | -1.6 | -9.2 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 40,520 | 36,300 | 36,510 | 210 | -4,010 | 0.6 | -9.9 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 54,950 | 48,620 | 49,260 | 640 | -5,690 | 1.3 | -10.4 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 26,940 | 23,960 | 24,780 | 820 | -2,160 | 3.4 | -8.0 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 28,000 | 24,660 | 24,480 | -180 | -3,520 | -0.7 | -12.6 |
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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