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
  October
2018
November
2018
Standard error1 October to November 2018 November 2017 to November 2018 October to November 2018 November 2017 to November 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 3,476.0 3,480.3 ... 4.3 46.9 0.1 1.4
Labour force 2,317.9 2,375.7 16.2 57.8 68.9 2.5 3.0
Employment 2,188.3 2,232.8 16.5 44.5 64.2 2.0 3.0
Unemployment 129.7 142.9 11.8 13.2 4.7 10.2 3.4
Participation rate 66.7 68.3 0.5 1.6 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 6.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 63.0 64.2 0.5 1.2 1.0 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,464.2 5,474.5 ... 10.3 134.2 0.2 2.5
Labour force 3,589.2 3,604.0 21.8 14.8 34.8 0.4 1.0
Employment 3,364.7 3,383.7 21.4 19.0 26.4 0.6 0.8
Unemployment 224.5 220.4 14.2 -4.1 8.5 -1.8 4.0
Participation rate 65.7 65.8 0.4 0.1 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.1 0.4 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.6 61.8 0.4 0.2 -1.1 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,240.2 2,243.1 ... 2.9 36.7 0.1 1.7
Labour force 1,506.1 1,531.2 11.6 25.1 38.0 1.7 2.5
Employment 1,443.6 1,464.8 11.5 21.2 36.9 1.5 2.6
Unemployment 62.5 66.4 6.7 3.9 1.1 6.2 1.7
Participation rate 67.2 68.3 0.5 1.1 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.1 4.3 0.4 0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 64.4 65.3 0.5 0.9 0.6 ... ...
...
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 14-10-0295-02 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0136).
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