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Table 5-2
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan
area (seasonally adjusted) — Monthly
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| November 2008 | December 2008 | S.E. 1 | Change from | Percent change from | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| last month | last December | twelve months ago | last month | last December | twelve months ago | ||||
| in thousands (except rates) | |||||||||
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||||
| Population | 3,079.7 | 3,082.1 | ... | 2.4 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,071.9 | 2,055.1 | 15.3 | -16.8 | -8.2 | -8.2 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 1,914.7 | 1,900.0 | 15.4 | -14.7 | -15.4 | -15.4 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 157.1 | 155.0 | 11.1 | -2.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | -1.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.3 | 66.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 61.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 4,592.5 | 4,599.9 | ... | 7.4 | 108.1 | 108.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 3,142.1 | 3,169.7 | 19.1 | 27.6 | 68.9 | 68.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 2,912.2 | 2,932.5 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 42.2 | 42.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 229.8 | 237.2 | 13.2 | 7.4 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 3.2 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.4 | 63.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||||
| Population | 1,959.9 | 1,962.6 | ... | 2.7 | 45.1 | 45.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,306.9 | 1,296.9 | 9.8 | -10.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 1,250.5 | 1,229.3 | 9.6 | -21.2 | -9.4 | -9.4 | -1.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 56.5 | 67.6 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 19.6 | 24.3 | 24.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 62.6 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -2.0 | ... | ... | ... |
