Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2013 |
April 2014p |
May 2014p |
April to May 2014 | May 2013 to May 2014 | April to May 2014 | May 2013 to May 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 516,250 | 516,150 | 504,080 | -12,070 | -12,170 | -2.3 | -2.4 |
| Management occupations | 31,210 | 31,020 | 30,780 | -240 | -430 | -0.8 | -1.4 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,680 | 2,750 | 2,690 | -60 | 10 | -2.2 | 0.4 |
| Other management occupations | 28,540 | 28,270 | 28,090 | -180 | -450 | -0.6 | -1.6 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 66,680 | 63,800 | 63,290 | -510 | -3,390 | -0.8 | -5.1 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,140 | 4,960 | 4,910 | -50 | -230 | -1.0 | -4.5 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 17,390 | 17,190 | 17,090 | -100 | -300 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 44,150 | 41,650 | 41,300 | -350 | -2,850 | -0.8 | -6.5 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 26,230 | 27,940 | 27,100 | -840 | 870 | -3.0 | 3.3 |
| Health occupations | 7,710 | 7,800 | 7,740 | -60 | 30 | -0.8 | 0.4 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,240 | 1,290 | 1,260 | -30 | 20 | -2.3 | 1.6 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,470 | 6,510 | 6,470 | -40 | 0 | -0.6 | 0.0 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 27,430 | 27,840 | 27,080 | -760 | -350 | -2.7 | -1.3 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 14,470 | 14,540 | 14,370 | -170 | -100 | -1.2 | -0.7 |
| Teachers and professors | 12,960 | 13,300 | 12,710 | -590 | -250 | -4.4 | -1.9 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10,110 | 9,730 | 9,520 | -210 | -590 | -2.2 | -5.8 |
| Sales and service occupations | 97,190 | 89,790 | 89,240 | -550 | -7,950 | -0.6 | -8.2 |
| Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,290 | 5,130 | 5,110 | -20 | -180 | -0.4 | -3.4 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 18,980 | 16,620 | 16,580 | -40 | -2,400 | -0.2 | -12.6 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 18,470 | 17,410 | 17,070 | -340 | -1,400 | -2.0 | -7.6 |
| Occupations in protective services | 5,500 | 4,840 | 4,860 | 20 | -640 | 0.4 | -11.6 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 15,870 | 14,830 | 14,610 | -220 | -1,260 | -1.5 | -7.9 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 33,090 | 30,960 | 31,000 | 40 | -2,090 | 0.1 | -6.3 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 165,980 | 175,010 | 169,410 | -5,600 | 3,430 | -3.2 | 2.1 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,360 | 6,790 | 6,500 | -290 | 140 | -4.3 | 2.2 |
| Construction trades | 34,550 | 38,400 | 36,040 | -2,360 | 1,490 | -6.1 | 4.3 |
| Other trades occupations | 37,510 | 40,680 | 37,880 | -2,800 | 370 | -6.9 | 1.0 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 39,910 | 40,160 | 40,940 | 780 | 1,030 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 47,640 | 48,980 | 48,050 | -930 | 410 | -1.9 | 0.9 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 34,790 | 35,720 | 34,260 | -1,460 | -530 | -4.1 | -1.5 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 48,760 | 46,590 | 45,040 | -1,550 | -3,720 | -3.3 | -7.6 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 23,350 | 22,560 | 21,410 | -1,150 | -1,940 | -5.1 | -8.3 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 25,410 | 24,040 | 23,620 | -420 | -1,790 | -1.7 | -7.0 |
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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