Labour Force Information
Table 5-2

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Labour Force Information

Table 5-2
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area (seasonally adjusted) — Monthly
Table summary
This table displays the results of Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area (seasonally adjusted) — Monthly March 2017, April 2017, S.E., Change from, Percent change from, last month, last December and twelve months ago, calculated using in thousands (except rates) and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
March 2017 April 2017 S.E.Table 5-2 Note 1 Change from Percent change from
last month last December twelve months ago last month last December twelve months ago
in thousands (except rates) percent
Montréal, Quebec
Population 3,410.1 3,413.1 Note ...: not applicable 3.0 10.9 33.3 0.1 0.3 1.0
Labour force 2,276.0 2,282.1 16.6 6.1 0.2 45.6 0.3 0.0 2.0
Employment 2,124.1 2,130.2 17.0 6.1 3.0 73.2 0.3 0.1 3.6
Unemployment 152.0 151.9 11.9 -0.1 -2.8 -27.6 -0.1 -1.8 -15.4
Participation rate 66.7 66.9 0.5 0.2 -0.2 0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.7 0.5 0.0 -0.1 -1.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 62.3 62.4 0.5 0.1 -0.1 1.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Toronto, Ontario
Population 5,263.4 5,271.7 Note ...: not applicable 8.3 33.0 97.6 0.2 0.6 1.9
Labour force 3,503.7 3,482.1 22.1 -21.6 27.7 -5.7 -0.6 0.8 -0.2
Employment 3,249.3 3,256.7 21.4 7.4 44.7 29.6 0.2 1.4 0.9
Unemployment 254.4 225.4 14.3 -29.0 -17.0 -35.4 -11.4 -7.0 -13.6
Participation rate 66.6 66.1 0.4 -0.5 0.2 -1.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 7.3 6.5 0.4 -0.8 -0.5 -1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 61.7 61.8 0.4 0.1 0.5 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Vancouver, British Columbia
Population 2,186.0 2,188.7 Note ...: not applicable 2.7 9.7 30.3 0.1 0.4 1.4
Labour force 1,443.2 1,456.5 11.7 13.3 26.6 28.4 0.9 1.9 2.0
Employment 1,372.4 1,381.7 11.4 9.3 20.3 25.1 0.7 1.5 1.9
Unemployment 70.9 74.8 7.8 3.9 6.3 3.2 5.5 9.2 4.5
Participation rate 66.0 66.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 62.8 63.1 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable

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