Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
October 2014 | September 2015p | October 2015p | September to October 2015 | October 2014 to October 2015 | September to October 2015 | October 2014 to October 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
All occupations | 498,790 | 542,960 | 539,700 | -3,260 | 40,910 | -0.6 | 8.2 |
Management occupations | 31,390 | 32,640 | 32,480 | -160 | 1,090 | -0.5 | 3.5 |
Senior management occupations | 2,820 | 2,790 | 2,760 | -30 | -60 | -1.1 | -2.1 |
Other management occupations | 28,570 | 29,850 | 29,720 | -130 | 1,150 | -0.4 | 4.0 |
Business, finance and administrative occupations | 62,130 | 64,720 | 64,530 | -190 | 2,400 | -0.3 | 3.9 |
Professional occupations in business and finance | 4,850 | 5,100 | 5,140 | 40 | 290 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 16,760 | 17,530 | 17,660 | 130 | 900 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 40,530 | 42,090 | 41,740 | -350 | 1,210 | -0.8 | 3.0 |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 26,630 | 31,580 | 31,370 | -210 | 4,740 | -0.7 | 17.8 |
Health occupations | 7,610 | 7,380 | 7,330 | -50 | -280 | -0.7 | -3.7 |
Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,230 | 1,230 | 1,250 | 20 | 20 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,380 | 6,150 | 6,080 | -70 | -300 | -1.1 | -4.7 |
Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 28,620 | 31,020 | 31,120 | 100 | 2,500 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 15,260 | 16,150 | 16,080 | -70 | 820 | -0.4 | 5.4 |
Teachers and professors | 13,370 | 14,860 | 15,040 | 180 | 1,670 | 1.2 | 12.5 |
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 9,600 | 9,330 | 9,390 | 60 | -210 | 0.6 | -2.2 |
Sales and service occupations | 88,910 | 90,390 | 90,350 | -40 | 1,440 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 4,980 | 5,230 | 5,220 | -10 | 240 | -0.2 | 4.8 |
Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 16,030 | 16,310 | 16,180 | -130 | 150 | -0.8 | 0.9 |
Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 16,970 | 16,180 | 16,490 | 310 | -480 | 1.9 | -2.8 |
Occupations in protective services | 4,740 | 4,980 | 4,990 | 10 | 250 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
Childcare and home support workers | 15,320 | 16,190 | 16,150 | -40 | 830 | -0.2 | 5.4 |
Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 30,890 | 31,500 | 31,320 | -180 | 430 | -0.6 | 1.4 |
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 162,060 | 188,150 | 186,010 | -2,140 | 23,950 | -1.1 | 14.8 |
Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,170 | 7,930 | 7,880 | -50 | 1,710 | -0.6 | 27.7 |
Construction trades | 34,830 | 37,140 | 36,080 | -1,060 | 1,250 | -2.9 | 3.6 |
Other trades occupations | 37,410 | 47,170 | 47,410 | 240 | 10,000 | 0.5 | 26.7 |
Transport and equipment operators | 38,560 | 45,420 | 44,870 | -550 | 6,310 | -1.2 | 16.4 |
Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 45,080 | 50,480 | 49,770 | -710 | 4,690 | -1.4 | 10.4 |
Occupations unique to primary industry | 35,250 | 40,440 | 40,260 | -180 | 5,010 | -0.4 | 14.2 |
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 46,160 | 46,740 | 46,260 | -480 | 100 | -1.0 | 0.2 |
Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 22,710 | 23,450 | 23,010 | -440 | 300 | -1.9 | 1.3 |
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 23,450 | 23,290 | 23,250 | -40 | -200 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
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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