Table 8
Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| April 2018 |
May 2018 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2018 | May 2017 to May 2018 | April to May 2018 | May 2017 to May 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,449.9 | 3,453.6 | ... | 3.7 | 37.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,316.5 | 2,330.2 | 16.7 | 13.7 | 41.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,179.9 | 2,186.4 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 43.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 136.6 | 143.7 | 11.6 | 7.1 | -2.1 | 5.2 | -1.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.2 | 63.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,396.3 | 5,407.1 | ... | 10.8 | 125.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 3,547.0 | 3,564.0 | 21.5 | 17.0 | 34.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 3,325.7 | 3,340.8 | 21.2 | 15.1 | 58.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 221.3 | 223.2 | 14.3 | 1.9 | -24.4 | 0.9 | -9.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,220.0 | 2,223.2 | ... | 3.2 | 31.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 1,481.0 | 1,449.3 | 11.9 | -31.7 | -32.6 | -2.1 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 1,414.4 | 1,394.2 | 11.7 | -20.2 | -8.4 | -1.4 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 66.6 | 55.2 | 7.1 | -11.4 | -24.1 | -17.1 | -30.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 65.2 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.7 | 62.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
...
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 14-10-0295-01 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0136).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in 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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