Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation2, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2013 | November 2014p | December 2014p | November to December 2014 | December 2013 to December 2014 | November to December 2014 | December 2013 to December 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
| All occupations | 519,760 | 491,730 | 495,290 | 3,560 | -24,470 | 0.7 | -4.7 |
| Management occupations | 31,870 | 31,030 | 30,940 | -90 | -930 | -0.3 | -2.9 |
| Senior management occupations | 2,810 | 2,760 | 2,770 | 10 | -40 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Other management occupations | 29,060 | 28,260 | 28,170 | -90 | -890 | -0.3 | -3.1 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 64,770 | 61,200 | 60,940 | -260 | -3,830 | -0.4 | -5.9 |
| Professional occupations in business and finance | 5,080 | 4,730 | 4,650 | -80 | -430 | -1.7 | -8.5 |
| Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 17,410 | 16,460 | 16,480 | 20 | -930 | 0.1 | -5.3 |
| Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 42,270 | 40,000 | 39,810 | -190 | -2,460 | -0.5 | -5.8 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 28,000 | 26,810 | 27,160 | 350 | -840 | 1.3 | -3.0 |
| Health occupations | 7,860 | 7,530 | 7,430 | -100 | -430 | -1.3 | -5.5 |
| Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,320 | 1,240 | 1,230 | -10 | -90 | -0.8 | -6.8 |
| Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,550 | 6,290 | 6,210 | -80 | -340 | -1.3 | -5.2 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 27,810 | 28,090 | 27,800 | -290 | -10 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
| Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 14,600 | 14,960 | 14,970 | 10 | 370 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Teachers and professors | 13,210 | 13,130 | 12,830 | -300 | -380 | -2.3 | -2.9 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 9,950 | 9,470 | 9,420 | -50 | -530 | -0.5 | -5.3 |
| Sales and service occupations | 92,620 | 87,400 | 87,180 | -220 | -5,440 | -0.3 | -5.9 |
| Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 5,200 | 4,840 | 4,820 | -20 | -380 | -0.4 | -7.3 |
| Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 17,610 | 15,740 | 15,810 | 70 | -1,800 | 0.4 | -10.2 |
| Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 17,730 | 16,710 | 16,640 | -70 | -1,090 | -0.4 | -6.1 |
| Occupations in protective services | 5,080 | 4,680 | 4,730 | 50 | -350 | 1.1 | -6.9 |
| Childcare and home support workers | 15,270 | 15,030 | 15,020 | -10 | -250 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 31,730 | 30,390 | 30,160 | -230 | -1,570 | -0.8 | -4.9 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 172,120 | 160,260 | 164,930 | 4,670 | -7,190 | 2.9 | -4.2 |
| Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,670 | 6,020 | 6,360 | 340 | -310 | 5.6 | -4.6 |
| Construction trades | 36,620 | 33,670 | 34,700 | 1,030 | -1,920 | 3.1 | -5.2 |
| Other trades occupations | 40,340 | 37,120 | 38,050 | 930 | -2,290 | 2.5 | -5.7 |
| Transport and equipment operators | 39,940 | 38,240 | 38,920 | 680 | -1,020 | 1.8 | -2.6 |
| Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 48,550 | 45,210 | 46,890 | 1,680 | -1,660 | 3.7 | -3.4 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 37,180 | 35,210 | 35,430 | 220 | -1,750 | 0.6 | -4.7 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 47,200 | 44,200 | 43,410 | -790 | -3,790 | -1.8 | -8.0 |
| Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 22,750 | 21,500 | 20,800 | -700 | -1,950 | -3.3 | -8.6 |
| Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 24,450 | 22,700 | 22,610 | -90 | -1,840 | -0.4 | -7.5 |
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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