Table 4 
Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits1 by occupation,2 Canada – Seasonally adjusted 

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by occupation, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  June 2016 May 2017p June 2017p May to June 2017 June 2016 to June 2017 May to June 2017 June 2016 to June 2017
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
All occupations 554,850 524,210 517,200 -7,010 -37,650 -1.3 -6.8
Management occupations 34,600 35,500 35,340 -160 740 -0.5 2.1
Senior management occupations 3,100 3,090 3,100 10 0 0.3 0.0
Specialized middle management occupations 11,990 12,660 12,450 -210 460 -1.7 3.8
Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services 11,820 12,120 12,200 80 380 0.7 3.2
Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities 7,690 7,640 7,590 -50 -100 -0.7 -1.3
Business, finance and administration occupations 59,870 57,870 56,290 -1,580 -3,580 -2.7 -6.0
Professional occupations in business and finance 6,950 6,910 6,740 -170 -210 -2.5 -3.0
Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations 24,820 23,900 23,660 -240 -1,160 -1.0 -4.7
Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations 2,310 2,210 2,190 -20 -120 -0.9 -5.2
Office support occupations 17,370 17,280 16,620 -660 -750 -3.8 -4.3
Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations 8,420 7,570 7,070 -500 -1,350 -6.6 -16.0
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 33,160 29,480 29,140 -340 -4,020 -1.2 -12.1
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 10,040 8,950 8,620 -330 -1,420 -3.7 -14.1
Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 23,120 20,520 20,520 0 -2,600 0.0 -11.2
Health occupations 7,890 7,890 8,010 120 120 1.5 1.5
Professional occupations in nursing 720 790 770 -20 50 -2.5 6.9
Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 600 650 650 0 50 0.0 8.3
Technical occupations in health 2,930 2,680 2,740 60 -190 2.2 -6.5
Assisting occupations in support of health services 3,650 3,780 3,850 70 200 1.9 5.5
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 43,000 46,040 46,580 540 3,580 1.2 8.3
Professional occupations in education services 12,210 12,250 12,460 210 250 1.7 2.0
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services 5,590 5,310 5,540 230 -50 4.3 -0.9
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services 9,530 10,090 10,120 30 590 0.3 6.2
Occupations in front-line public protection services 680 640 640 0 -40 0.0 -5.9
Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations 14,990 17,750 17,820 70 2,830 0.4 18.9
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 8,470 9,290 9,260 -30 790 -0.3 9.3
Professional occupations in art and culture 1,780 1,920 1,910 -10 130 -0.5 7.3
Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,690 7,370 7,350 -20 660 -0.3 9.9
Sales and service occupations 83,640 84,290 82,750 -1,540 -890 -1.8 -1.1
Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations 4,540 4,380 4,360 -20 -180 -0.5 -4.0
Service supervisors and specialized service occupations 15,820 16,240 15,900 -340 80 -2.1 0.5
Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade 11,690 12,080 11,770 -310 80 -2.6 0.7
Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations 22,280 22,030 21,480 -550 -800 -2.5 -3.6
Sales support occupations 7,710 8,060 7,970 -90 260 -1.1 3.4
Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. 21,590 21,490 21,280 -210 -310 -1.0 -1.4
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 194,950 175,180 172,200 -2,980 -22,750 -1.7 -11.7
Industrial, electrical and construction trades 72,030 67,820 65,460 -2,360 -6,570 -3.5 -9.1
Maintenance and equipment operation trades 20,790 17,770 17,350 -420 -3,440 -2.4 -16.5
Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers 10,440 9,510 9,500 -10 -940 -0.1 -9.0
Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 49,150 41,180 40,230 -950 -8,920 -2.3 -18.1
Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 42,540 38,900 39,660 760 -2,880 2.0 -6.8
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 38,510 35,440 35,370 -70 -3,140 -0.2 -8.2
Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production 8,960 7,280 7,380 100 -1,580 1.4 -17.6
Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production 15,410 14,930 14,980 50 -430 0.3 -2.8
Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers 14,130 13,220 13,020 -200 -1,110 -1.5 -7.9
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 47,630 41,840 40,660 -1,180 -6,970 -2.8 -14.6
Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators 3,460 2,990 2,860 -130 -600 -4.3 -17.3
Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers 13,530 12,860 12,070 -790 -1,460 -6.1 -10.8
Assemblers in manufacturing 7,340 5,650 5,450 -200 -1,890 -3.5 -25.7
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 23,290 20,350 20,280 -70 -3,010 -0.3 -12.9
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0043.
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