Table 8
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| April 2021 |
May 2021 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 2021 | April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,637.1 | 3,638.1 | ... | 1.0 | 35.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,426.9 | 2,448.0 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 139.4 | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 2,239.3 | 2,247.7 | 21.7 | 8.4 | 288.0 | 0.4 | 14.7 |
| Unemployment | 187.7 | 200.2 | 17.3 | 12.5 | -148.6 | 6.7 | -42.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 67.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -6.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,555.8 | 5,558.8 | ... | 3.0 | 68.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 3,606.2 | 3,637.9 | 30.0 | 31.7 | 270.7 | 0.9 | 8.0 |
| Employment | 3,262.4 | 3,256.6 | 28.9 | -5.8 | 411.2 | -0.2 | 14.5 |
| Unemployment | 343.8 | 381.3 | 23.2 | 37.5 | -140.5 | 10.9 | -26.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.7 | 58.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,343.2 | 2,345.4 | ... | 2.2 | 19.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 1,584.3 | 1,614.9 | 16.9 | 30.6 | 184.6 | 1.9 | 12.9 |
| Employment | 1,474.9 | 1,483.2 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 256.8 | 0.6 | 20.9 |
| Unemployment | 109.5 | 131.7 | 12.6 | 22.2 | -72.2 | 20.3 | -35.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.6 | 68.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 7.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 10.5 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0383-02.
Table note 1
Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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