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Table 4
Number and proportion of the five main occupations of home workers, Canada, 2001 and 2006
Occupations Home workers Change from 2001 to 2006
2001 2006
number percentage number percentage number percentage
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006.
Farmers and Farm Managers (I011) 198,745 16.9 154,945 12.6 -43,800 -22.0
Early Childhood Educators and Assistants (E217) 42,630 3.6 49,005 4.0 6,375 15.0
General Farm Workers (I021) 57,345 4.9 46,045 3.7 -11,300 -19.7
Secretaries (Except Legal and Medical) (B211) 35,000 3.0 39,995 3.3 4,995 14.3
Bookkeepers (B111) 37,025 3.1 35,960 2.9 -1,065 -2.9