Table 8 
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
  August
2022
September
2022
Standard error1 August to September 2022 September 2021 to September 2022 August to September 2022 September 2021 to September 2022
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates) % change% change
Montréal, Quebec              
Population 3,680.9 3,685.8 ... 4.9 39.4 0.1 1.1
Labour force 2,466.8 2,449.7 18.4 -17.1 25.5 -0.7 1.1
Employment 2,337.6 2,336.4 18.5 -1.2 65.6 -0.1 2.9
Unemployment 129.2 113.3 12.6 -15.9 -40.0 -12.3 -26.1
Participation rate 67.0 66.5 0.5 -0.5 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 4.6 0.5 -0.6 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 63.5 63.4 0.5 -0.1 1.1 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,670.9 5,679.1 ... 8.2 95.6 0.1 1.7
Labour force 3,769.5 3,715.7 25.1 -53.8 -88.2 -1.4 -2.3
Employment 3,546.2 3,480.2 25.4 -66.0 -9.1 -1.9 -0.3
Unemployment 223.3 235.5 17.5 12.2 -79.1 5.5 -25.1
Participation rate 66.5 65.4 0.4 -1.1 -2.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 6.3 0.4 0.4 -2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 62.5 61.3 0.5 -1.2 -1.2 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,395.6 2,397.5 ... 1.9 36.7 0.1 1.6
Labour force 1,609.1 1,623.1 13.3 14.0 0.1 0.9 0.0
Employment 1,532.4 1,560.0 13.3 27.6 38.3 1.8 2.5
Unemployment 76.8 63.0 8.9 -13.8 -38.3 -18.0 -37.8
Participation rate 67.2 67.7 0.6 0.5 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 3.9 0.5 -0.9 -2.3 ... ...
Employment rate 64.0 65.1 0.6 1.1 0.6 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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