Table 5-2
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan
area (seasonally adjusted) — Monthly
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| March 2011 | April 2011 | 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 | 3,211.4 | 3,214.6 | ... | 3.2 | 13.5 | 41.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 2,136.8 | 2,148.4 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 36.8 | -8.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 1,970.4 | 1,971.3 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 27.2 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 166.5 | 177.0 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 9.5 | -16.2 | 6.3 | 5.7 | -8.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||||
| Population | 4,757.1 | 4,764.3 | ... | 7.2 | 27.8 | 87.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 3,214.9 | 3,242.9 | 20.9 | 28.0 | -1.2 | 63.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 2,931.2 | 2,970.2 | 20.5 | 39.0 | -10.8 | 94.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 283.7 | 272.7 | 15.7 | -11.0 | 9.6 | -31.5 | -3.9 | 3.6 | -10.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.4 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||||
| Population | 2,017.4 | 2,019.9 | ... | 2.5 | 11.1 | 36.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,334.4 | 1,347.7 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 17.9 | 42.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 1,229.2 | 1,239.7 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 30.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 105.1 | 108.0 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 12.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... | ... |
Average standard error of change in two consecutive
months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
Note(s):
Estimates from this table are based on 2006 census population
counts. Related CANSIM Table 282-0117.
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