Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2013 |
June 2014p |
July 2014p |
June to July 2014 | July 2013 to July 2014 | June to July 2014 | July 2013 to July 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 514,220 | 503,100 | 499,330 | -3,770 | -14,890 | -0.7 | -2.9 |
| Management occupations | 31,710 | 30,700 | 30,350 | -350 | -1,360 | -1.1 | -4.3 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,680 | 2,650 | 2,670 | 20 | -10 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Other management occupations | 29,030 | 28,040 | 27,690 | -350 | -1,340 | -1.2 | -4.6 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 65,490 | 63,210 | 62,520 | -690 | -2,970 | -1.1 | -4.5 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,100 | 4,880 | 4,830 | -50 | -270 | -1.0 | -5.3 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 17,320 | 17,470 | 17,180 | -290 | -140 | -1.7 | -0.8 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 43,070 | 40,860 | 40,510 | -350 | -2,560 | -0.9 | -5.9 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 27,270 | 26,660 | 26,520 | -140 | -750 | -0.5 | -2.8 |
| Health occupations | 7,580 | 7,740 | 7,710 | -30 | 130 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,240 | 1,260 | 1,290 | 30 | 50 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,340 | 6,480 | 6,420 | -60 | 80 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 30,470 | 29,380 | 30,450 | 1,070 | -20 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 15,680 | 15,300 | 16,050 | 750 | 370 | 4.9 | 2.4 |
| Teachers and professors | 14,790 | 14,070 | 14,400 | 330 | -390 | 2.3 | -2.6 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10,060 | 9,710 | 9,600 | -110 | -460 | -1.1 | -4.6 |
| Sales and service occupations | 98,420 | 95,850 | 91,630 | -4,220 | -6,790 | -4.4 | -6.9 |
| Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,250 | 5,060 | 4,980 | -80 | -270 | -1.6 | -5.1 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 18,850 | 16,400 | 16,150 | -250 | -2,700 | -1.5 | -14.3 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 18,670 | 17,060 | 17,020 | -40 | -1,650 | -0.2 | -8.8 |
| Occupations in protective services | 5,450 | 4,860 | 4,820 | -40 | -630 | -0.8 | -11.6 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 16,430 | 21,130 | 17,470 | -3,660 | 1,040 | -17.3 | 6.3 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 33,770 | 31,360 | 31,190 | -170 | -2,580 | -0.5 | -7.6 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 156,670 | 161,330 | 159,960 | -1,370 | 3,290 | -0.8 | 2.1 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,160 | 6,050 | 6,130 | 80 | -30 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| Construction trades | 28,890 | 33,420 | 33,830 | 410 | 4,940 | 1.2 | 17.1 |
| Other trades occupations | 35,150 | 37,190 | 35,120 | -2,070 | -30 | -5.6 | -0.1 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 40,390 | 39,400 | 39,760 | 360 | -630 | 0.9 | -1.6 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 46,090 | 45,270 | 45,110 | -160 | -980 | -0.4 | -2.1 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 37,730 | 33,160 | 32,700 | -460 | -5,030 | -1.4 | -13.3 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 48,610 | 44,920 | 47,350 | 2,430 | -1,260 | 5.4 | -2.6 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 23,670 | 22,120 | 24,130 | 2,010 | 460 | 9.1 | 1.9 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 24,950 | 22,810 | 23,220 | 410 | -1,730 | 1.8 | -6.9 |
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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