Table 8
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| February 2020 |
March 2020 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2020 | March 2019 to March 2020 | February to March 2020 | March 2019 to March 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,545.7 | 3,551.6 | ... | 5.9 | 55.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,350.1 | 2,279.4 | 17.0 | -70.7 | -48.0 | -3.0 | -2.1 |
| Employment | 2,237.1 | 2,078.0 | 17.1 | -159.1 | -119.0 | -7.1 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 113.1 | 201.3 | 11.2 | 88.2 | 70.9 | 78.0 | 54.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 64.2 | 0.5 | -2.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.1 | 58.5 | 0.5 | -4.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,647.8 | 5,660.9 | ... | 13.1 | 142.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 3,760.3 | 3,592.0 | 22.8 | -168.3 | -96.9 | -4.5 | -2.6 |
| Employment | 3,554.2 | 3,327.2 | 22.8 | -227.0 | -116.4 | -6.4 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 206.1 | 264.8 | 15.3 | 58.7 | 19.5 | 28.5 | 7.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 63.5 | 0.4 | -3.1 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 58.8 | 0.4 | -4.1 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,302.1 | 2,307.1 | ... | 5.0 | 52.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,543.7 | 1,465.6 | 12.1 | -78.1 | -83.1 | -5.1 | -5.4 |
| Employment | 1,473.3 | 1,356.0 | 11.9 | -117.3 | -123.3 | -8.0 | -8.3 |
| Unemployment | 70.5 | 109.6 | 7.6 | 39.1 | 40.2 | 55.5 | 57.9 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 63.5 | 0.5 | -3.6 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.0 | 58.8 | 0.5 | -5.2 | -6.8 | ... | ... |
...
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).
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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