Table 4
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted
December 2014 | November 2015p | December 2015p | November to December 2015 | December 2014 to December 2015 | November to December 2015 | December 2014 to December 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | number | number | change | change | % change | % change | |
All occupations | 503,040 | 542,440 | 539,800 | -2,640 | 36,760 | -0.5 | 7.3 |
Management occupations | 31,370 | 32,910 | 33,370 | 460 | 2,000 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
Senior management occupations | 2,830 | 2,800 | 2,830 | 30 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Other management occupations | 28,540 | 30,110 | 30,540 | 430 | 2,000 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
Business, finance and administrative occupations | 61,720 | 64,990 | 65,040 | 50 | 3,320 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
Professional occupations in business and finance | 4,720 | 5,130 | 5,220 | 90 | 500 | 1.8 | 10.6 |
Financial, secretarial and administrative occupations | 16,770 | 17,710 | 17,600 | -110 | 830 | -0.6 | 4.9 |
Clerical occupations, including supervisors | 40,230 | 42,150 | 42,210 | 60 | 1,980 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 27,350 | 31,590 | 31,310 | -280 | 3,960 | -0.9 | 14.5 |
Health occupations | 7,580 | 7,480 | 7,450 | -30 | -130 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
Professional occupations in health, nurse supervisors and registered nurses | 1,260 | 1,290 | 1,270 | -20 | 10 | -1.6 | 0.8 |
Technical, assisting and related occupations in health | 6,330 | 6,200 | 6,190 | -10 | -140 | -0.2 | -2.2 |
Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 28,190 | 31,630 | 31,200 | -430 | 3,010 | -1.4 | 10.7 |
Occupations in social science, government service and religion | 15,130 | 16,390 | 16,200 | -190 | 1,070 | -1.2 | 7.1 |
Teachers and professors | 13,060 | 15,240 | 15,010 | -230 | 1,950 | -1.5 | 14.9 |
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 9,470 | 9,540 | 9,680 | 140 | 210 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
Sales and service occupations | 88,170 | 90,760 | 90,340 | -420 | 2,170 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
Wholesale, insurance, real estate sales specialists, and retail, wholesale and grain buyers | 4,870 | 5,310 | 5,340 | 30 | 470 | 0.6 | 9.7 |
Retail salespersons, sales clerks, cashiers, including retail trade supervisors | 15,930 | 16,300 | 16,230 | -70 | 300 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
Chefs and cooks, and occupations in food and beverage service, including supervisors | 16,870 | 16,710 | 16,860 | 150 | -10 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
Occupations in protective services | 4,770 | 5,110 | 4,950 | -160 | 180 | -3.1 | 3.8 |
Childcare and home support workers | 15,210 | 15,850 | 15,630 | -220 | 420 | -1.4 | 2.8 |
Sales and service occupations (not elsewhere classified), including occupations in travel and accommodation, attendants in recreation and sport as well as supervisors | 30,510 | 31,470 | 31,330 | -140 | 820 | -0.4 | 2.7 |
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 168,020 | 188,770 | 187,630 | -1,140 | 19,610 | -0.6 | 11.7 |
Contractors and supervisors in trades and transportation | 6,500 | 7,810 | 7,860 | 50 | 1,360 | 0.6 | 20.9 |
Construction trades | 35,530 | 36,930 | 36,280 | -650 | 750 | -1.8 | 2.1 |
Other trades occupations | 38,740 | 48,380 | 48,890 | 510 | 10,150 | 1.1 | 26.2 |
Transport and equipment operators | 39,590 | 45,420 | 45,010 | -410 | 5,420 | -0.9 | 13.7 |
Trades helpers, construction and transportation labourers and related occupations | 47,660 | 50,220 | 49,590 | -630 | 1,930 | -1.3 | 4.0 |
Occupations unique to primary industry | 35,910 | 38,570 | 38,090 | -480 | 2,180 | -1.2 | 6.1 |
Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 44,600 | 45,520 | 44,770 | -750 | 170 | -1.6 | 0.4 |
Machine operators and assemblers in manufacturing, including supervisors | 21,420 | 22,370 | 21,850 | -520 | 430 | -2.3 | 2.0 |
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 23,190 | 23,150 | 22,920 | -230 | -270 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
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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