Occupations in sales and services, Canada

(SC_14100456_1593114220)
Observations
Aug 2026: 11120
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:22:16 a.m. ET
Units
Persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics
Series ID
SC_14100456_1593114220
Table 14-10-0456-01
CREDOccupations in sales and services, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis01000020000300004000050000600007000080000900001000001100002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Persons2008-01-01: 118002008-02-01: 119202008-03-01: 117102008-04-01: 117002008-05-01: 114502008-06-01: 113602008-07-01: 117002008-08-01: 116702008-09-01: 114202008-10-01: 114702008-11-01: 117202008-12-01: 124302009-01-01: 131902009-02-01: 137502009-03-01: 156002009-04-01: 155202009-05-01: 155702009-06-01: 157302009-07-01: 159302009-08-01: 160502009-09-01: 162402009-10-01: 160902009-11-01: 163302009-12-01: 164802010-01-01: 166102010-02-01: 169502010-03-01: 170902010-04-01: 175002010-05-01: 176102010-06-01: 175502010-07-01: 174602010-08-01: 171202010-09-01: 173502010-10-01: 170202010-11-01: 167602010-12-01: 167402011-01-01: 167702011-02-01: 167402011-03-01: 164402011-04-01: 164102011-05-01: 159602011-06-01: 156602011-07-01: 154602011-08-01: 149902011-09-01: 145902011-10-01: 145502011-11-01: 146702011-12-01: 145902012-01-01: 146702012-02-01: 145102012-03-01: 144402012-04-01: 144802012-05-01: 144302012-06-01: 142102012-07-01: 141802012-08-01: 140902012-09-01: 139402012-10-01: 139602012-11-01: 138002012-12-01: 135602013-01-01: 133202013-02-01: 131602013-03-01: 129402013-04-01: 127802013-05-01: 124902013-06-01: 122402013-07-01: 122502013-08-01: 120702013-09-01: 120802013-10-01: 118702013-11-01: 116802013-12-01: 117102014-01-01: 117002014-02-01: 117302014-03-01: 118902014-04-01: 119702014-05-01: 118202014-06-01: 118802014-07-01: 116602014-08-01: 116102014-09-01: 116602014-10-01: 115202014-11-01: 114502014-12-01: 113702015-01-01: 113402015-02-01: 113602015-03-01: 113602015-04-01: 114902015-05-01: 116002015-06-01: 115702015-07-01: 114002015-08-01: 114302015-09-01: 112502015-10-01: 112802015-11-01: 113802015-12-01: 114902016-01-01: 114802016-02-01: 115602016-03-01: 115802016-04-01: 114302016-05-01: 118202016-06-01: 117602016-07-01: 125102016-08-01: 122102016-09-01: 124202016-10-01: 124402016-11-01: 125402016-12-01: 126302017-01-01: 126702017-02-01: 126202017-03-01: 125702017-04-01: 122902017-05-01: 122202017-06-01: 120302017-07-01: 120702017-08-01: 117602017-09-01: 116702017-10-01: 115202017-11-01: 114402017-12-01: 112702018-01-01: 111902018-02-01: 110402018-03-01: 108402018-04-01: 106602018-05-01: 104502018-06-01: 105302018-07-01: 103702018-08-01: 103102018-09-01: 101002018-10-01: 100602018-11-01: 100502018-12-01: 100502019-01-01: 98002019-02-01: 97602019-03-01: 95302019-04-01: 95202019-05-01: 95502019-06-01: 97002019-07-01: 97702019-08-01: 99702019-09-01: 96902019-10-01: 97402019-11-01: 97502019-12-01: 95702020-01-01: 96402020-02-01: 94502020-03-01: 132202020-04-01: 150602020-05-01: 135802020-06-01: 110202020-07-01: 71602020-08-01: 56402020-09-01: 52102020-10-01: 707002020-11-01: 679002020-12-01: 730802021-01-01: 931802021-02-01: 829602021-03-01: 781002021-04-01: 918202021-05-01: 1020902021-06-01: 929502021-07-01: 734002021-08-01: 705502021-09-01: 551602021-10-01: 237802021-11-01: 201402021-12-01: 167102022-01-01: 203302022-02-01: 154402022-03-01: 134502022-04-01: 123002022-05-01: 113502022-06-01: 107702022-07-01: 99402022-08-01: 95802022-09-01: 90602022-10-01: 87602022-11-01: 84202022-12-01: 82002023-01-01: 81102023-02-01: 79102023-03-01: 80202023-04-01: 81702023-05-01: 84302023-06-01: 87202023-07-01: 89602023-08-01: 91902023-09-01: 93902023-10-01: 91402023-11-01: 93602023-12-01: 95402024-01-01: 97202024-02-01: 97802024-03-01: 99402024-04-01: 99402024-05-01: 99802024-06-01: 99902024-07-01: 99202024-08-01: 102002024-09-01: 101202024-10-01: 100102024-11-01: 100102024-12-01: 99202025-01-01: 101302025-02-01: 103102025-03-01: 105102025-04-01: 108002025-05-01: 107702025-06-01: 114902025-07-01: 108402025-08-01: 109502025-09-01: 112002025-10-01: 113502025-11-01: 112202025-12-01: 109902026-01-01: 114302026-02-01: 109702026-03-01: 107602026-04-01: 109802026-05-01: 110502026-06-01: 111702026-07-01: 111302026-08-01: 11120
Source: Statistics Canada, Employment Insurance Statistics via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Persons

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Occupations in sales and services. Employment insurance beneficiaries (regular benefits) by province, From the Employment Insurance Statistics (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0456-01. Expressed in persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Occupations in sales and services, Canada SC_14100456_1593114220, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100456_1593114220, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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