Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2013 |
December 2013p |
January 2014p |
December 2013 to January 2014 | January 2013 to January 2014 | December 2013 to January 2014 | January 2013 to January 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 535,440 | 512,420 | 502,530 | -9,890 | -32,910 | -1.9 | -6.1 |
| Management occupations | 31,670 | 31,350 | 31,020 | -330 | -650 | -1.1 | -2.1 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,690 | 2,770 | 2,740 | -30 | 50 | -1.1 | 1.9 |
| Other management occupations | 28,990 | 28,580 | 28,280 | -300 | -710 | -1.0 | -2.4 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 68,650 | 63,790 | 62,740 | -1,050 | -5,910 | -1.6 | -8.6 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,200 | 5,010 | 4,980 | -30 | -220 | -0.6 | -4.2 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 17,930 | 17,170 | 16,890 | -280 | -1,040 | -1.6 | -5.8 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 45,520 | 41,610 | 40,870 | -740 | -4,650 | -1.8 | -10.2 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 27,450 | 27,640 | 27,490 | -150 | 40 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| Health occupations | 8,270 | 7,740 | 7,690 | -50 | -580 | -0.6 | -7.0 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,300 | 1,280 | 1,260 | -20 | -40 | -1.6 | -3.1 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,980 | 6,460 | 6,430 | -30 | -550 | -0.5 | -7.9 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 28,840 | 27,220 | 26,710 | -510 | -2,130 | -1.9 | -7.4 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 15,040 | 14,260 | 14,210 | -50 | -830 | -0.4 | -5.5 |
| Teachers and professors | 13,800 | 12,960 | 12,500 | -460 | -1,300 | -3.5 | -9.4 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10,750 | 9,770 | 9,580 | -190 | -1,170 | -1.9 | -10.9 |
| Sales and service occupations | 100,170 | 90,870 | 89,140 | -1,730 | -11,030 | -1.9 | -11.0 |
| Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,470 | 5,090 | 4,940 | -150 | -530 | -2.9 | -9.7 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 19,010 | 17,360 | 17,140 | -220 | -1,870 | -1.3 | -9.8 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 19,680 | 17,380 | 17,240 | -140 | -2,440 | -0.8 | -12.4 |
| Occupations in protective services | 5,480 | 4,960 | 4,840 | -120 | -640 | -2.4 | -11.7 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 16,180 | 14,910 | 14,540 | -370 | -1,640 | -2.5 | -10.1 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 34,360 | 31,160 | 30,440 | -720 | -3,920 | -2.3 | -11.4 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 169,310 | 169,320 | 166,610 | -2,710 | -2,700 | -1.6 | -1.6 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,360 | 6,560 | 6,510 | -50 | 150 | -0.8 | 2.4 |
| Construction trades | 35,430 | 36,700 | 35,620 | -1,080 | 190 | -2.9 | 0.5 |
| Other trades occupations | 38,270 | 39,230 | 38,650 | -580 | 380 | -1.5 | 1.0 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 39,860 | 39,070 | 38,070 | -1,000 | -1,790 | -2.6 | -4.5 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 49,380 | 47,760 | 47,760 | 0 | -1,620 | 0.0 | -3.3 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 39,240 | 37,090 | 36,730 | -360 | -2,510 | -1.0 | -6.4 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 50,910 | 47,280 | 43,810 | -3,470 | -7,100 | -7.3 | -13.9 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 24,350 | 23,100 | 19,800 | -3,300 | -4,550 | -14.3 | -18.7 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 26,560 | 24,180 | 24,010 | -170 | -2,550 | -0.7 | -9.6 |
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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