Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation2, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| November 2013 | October 2014p | November 2014p | October to November 2014 | November 2013 to November 2014 | October to November 2014 | November 2013 to November 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 519,230 | 491,920 | 490,470 | -1,450 | -28,760 | -0.3 | -5.5 |
| Management occupations | 32,080 | 30,980 | 30,910 | -70 | -1,170 | -0.2 | -3.6 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,800 | 2,750 | 2,730 | -20 | -70 | -0.7 | -2.5 |
| Other management occupations | 29,280 | 28,220 | 28,170 | -50 | -1,110 | -0.2 | -3.8 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 65,070 | 61,470 | 61,090 | -380 | -3,980 | -0.6 | -6.1 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,140 | 4,800 | 4,750 | -50 | -390 | -1.0 | -7.6 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 17,330 | 16,500 | 16,380 | -120 | -950 | -0.7 | -5.5 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 42,590 | 40,180 | 39,960 | -220 | -2,630 | -0.5 | -6.2 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 27,770 | 26,430 | 26,620 | 190 | -1,150 | 0.7 | -4.1 |
| Health occupations | 7,780 | 7,490 | 7,560 | 70 | -220 | 0.9 | -2.8 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,290 | 1,210 | 1,250 | 40 | -40 | 3.3 | -3.1 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,480 | 6,290 | 6,320 | 30 | -160 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 28,130 | 28,500 | 28,370 | -130 | 240 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 14,590 | 15,130 | 15,020 | -110 | 430 | -0.7 | 2.9 |
| Teachers and professors | 13,530 | 13,380 | 13,340 | -40 | -190 | -0.3 | -1.4 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10,070 | 9,550 | 9,480 | -70 | -590 | -0.7 | -5.9 |
| Sales and service occupations | 93,590 | 87,720 | 87,120 | -600 | -6,470 | -0.7 | -6.9 |
| Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,190 | 4,930 | 4,810 | -120 | -380 | -2.4 | -7.3 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 17,840 | 15,820 | 15,710 | -110 | -2,130 | -0.7 | -11.9 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 17,770 | 16,650 | 16,680 | 30 | -1,090 | 0.2 | -6.1 |
| Occupations in protective services | 5,200 | 4,670 | 4,640 | -30 | -560 | -0.6 | -10.8 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 15,410 | 15,010 | 14,970 | -40 | -440 | -0.3 | -2.9 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 32,190 | 30,640 | 30,300 | -340 | -1,890 | -1.1 | -5.9 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 168,190 | 158,950 | 159,350 | 400 | -8,840 | 0.3 | -5.3 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,390 | 6,040 | 5,990 | -50 | -400 | -0.8 | -6.3 |
| Construction trades | 35,030 | 34,460 | 33,850 | -610 | -1,180 | -1.8 | -3.4 |
| Other trades occupations | 40,200 | 36,790 | 36,750 | -40 | -3,450 | -0.1 | -8.6 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 38,940 | 37,720 | 38,040 | 320 | -900 | 0.8 | -2.3 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 47,630 | 43,950 | 44,710 | 760 | -2,920 | 1.7 | -6.1 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 37,200 | 34,680 | 35,030 | 350 | -2,170 | 1.0 | -5.8 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 49,160 | 45,740 | 44,410 | -1,330 | -4,750 | -2.9 | -9.7 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 24,350 | 22,680 | 21,710 | -970 | -2,640 | -4.3 | -10.8 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 24,810 | 23,060 | 22,700 | -360 | -2,110 | -1.6 | -8.5 |
p
preliminary
Source(s):
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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