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

Beneficiaries receiving regular income benefits by occupation, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  August 2016 July 2017p August 2017p July to August 2017 August 2016 to August 2017 July to August 2017 August 2016 to August 2017
  numbernumbernumber changechange % change% change
All occupations 569,720 533,700 524,150 -9,550 -45,570 -1.8 -8.0
Management occupations 36,230 34,730 33,970 -760 -2,260 -2.2 -6.2
Senior management occupations 3,180 3,020 2,980 -40 -200 -1.3 -6.3
Specialized middle management occupations 12,870 12,200 11,850 -350 -1,020 -2.9 -7.9
Middle management occupations in retail and wholesale trade and customer services 12,050 12,110 11,950 -160 -100 -1.3 -0.8
Middle management occupations in trades, transportation, production and utilities 8,140 7,390 7,190 -200 -950 -2.7 -11.7
Business, finance and administration occupations 62,580 57,320 55,460 -1,860 -7,120 -3.2 -11.4
Professional occupations in business and finance 7,230 6,680 6,460 -220 -770 -3.3 -10.7
Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations 25,960 24,560 23,840 -720 -2,120 -2.9 -8.2
Finance, insurance and related business administrative occupations 2,400 2,260 2,180 -80 -220 -3.5 -9.2
Office support occupations 18,000 16,510 15,950 -560 -2,050 -3.4 -11.4
Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations 8,990 7,320 7,030 -290 -1,960 -4.0 -21.8
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 34,600 29,150 28,060 -1,090 -6,540 -3.7 -18.9
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences 10,610 8,540 8,110 -430 -2,500 -5.0 -23.6
Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences 23,990 20,610 19,950 -660 -4,040 -3.2 -16.8
Health occupations 7,940 8,120 8,000 -120 60 -1.5 0.8
Professional occupations in nursing 700 750 750 0 50 0.0 7.1
Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 610 730 670 -60 60 -8.2 9.8
Technical occupations in health 2,910 2,870 2,840 -30 -70 -1.0 -2.4
Assisting occupations in support of health services 3,730 3,770 3,740 -30 10 -0.8 0.3
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 43,910 56,380 55,110 -1,270 11,200 -2.3 25.5
Professional occupations in education services 12,930 17,240 16,020 -1,220 3,090 -7.1 23.9
Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services 5,510 5,760 5,690 -70 180 -1.2 3.3
Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services 9,530 11,890 11,990 100 2,460 0.8 25.8
Occupations in front-line public protection services 720 700 690 -10 -30 -1.4 -4.2
Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations 15,220 20,800 20,720 -80 5,500 -0.4 36.1
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 8,690 9,410 9,110 -300 420 -3.2 4.8
Professional occupations in art and culture 1,790 1,960 1,890 -70 100 -3.6 5.6
Technical occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,910 7,450 7,220 -230 310 -3.1 4.5
Sales and service occupations 85,900 83,000 80,180 -2,820 -5,720 -3.4 -6.7
Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations 4,730 4,290 4,150 -140 -580 -3.3 -12.3
Service supervisors and specialized service occupations 16,420 15,960 15,590 -370 -830 -2.3 -5.1
Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade 12,080 11,720 11,260 -460 -820 -3.9 -6.8
Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations 22,420 21,540 20,790 -750 -1,630 -3.5 -7.3
Sales support occupations 8,110 7,830 7,470 -360 -640 -4.6 -7.9
Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c. 22,130 21,660 20,930 -730 -1,200 -3.4 -5.4
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 198,510 176,400 175,510 -890 -23,000 -0.5 -11.6
Industrial, electrical and construction trades 77,230 66,050 66,600 550 -10,630 0.8 -13.8
Maintenance and equipment operation trades 21,510 17,110 16,940 -170 -4,570 -1.0 -21.2
Other installers, repairers and servicers and material handlers 11,170 9,340 9,260 -80 -1,910 -0.9 -17.1
Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations 43,510 43,370 42,270 -1,100 -1,240 -2.5 -2.8
Trades helpers, construction labourers and related occupations 45,090 40,530 40,440 -90 -4,650 -0.2 -10.3
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 40,080 35,440 35,940 500 -4,140 1.4 -10.3
Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production 9,170 7,390 7,650 260 -1,520 3.5 -16.6
Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production 16,060 15,090 15,070 -20 -990 -0.1 -6.2
Harvesting, landscaping and natural resources labourers 14,860 12,950 13,220 270 -1,640 2.1 -11.0
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 48,100 42,240 41,450 -790 -6,650 -1.9 -13.8
Processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators 3,670 2,800 2,730 -70 -940 -2.5 -25.6
Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers 13,580 12,250 11,920 -330 -1,660 -2.7 -12.2
Assemblers in manufacturing 7,200 7,090 6,800 -290 -400 -4.1 -5.6
Labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 23,650 20,100 20,000 -100 -3,650 -0.5 -15.4
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 276-0043.
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