Table 8
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| March 2020 |
April 2020 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 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 | 3,551.6 | 3,555.6 | ... | 4.0 | 54.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,279.4 | 2,240.4 | 17.0 | -39.0 | -92.5 | -1.7 | -4.0 |
| Employment | 2,078.0 | 1,833.6 | 17.1 | -244.4 | -377.6 | -11.8 | -17.1 |
| Unemployment | 201.3 | 406.9 | 11.2 | 205.6 | 285.2 | 102.1 | 234.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 63.0 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 18.2 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 13.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 51.6 | 0.5 | -6.9 | -11.6 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,660.9 | 5,667.6 | ... | 6.7 | 135.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 3,592.0 | 3,390.9 | 22.8 | -201.1 | -310.6 | -5.6 | -8.4 |
| Employment | 3,327.2 | 3,015.2 | 22.8 | -312.0 | -447.0 | -9.4 | -12.9 |
| Unemployment | 264.8 | 375.7 | 15.3 | 110.9 | 136.4 | 41.9 | 57.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 59.8 | 0.4 | -3.7 | -7.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 11.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 53.2 | 0.4 | -5.6 | -9.4 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,307.1 | 2,309.8 | ... | 2.7 | 51.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 1,465.6 | 1,364.5 | 12.1 | -101.1 | -176.2 | -6.9 | -11.4 |
| Employment | 1,356.0 | 1,216.9 | 11.9 | -139.1 | -260.5 | -10.3 | -17.6 |
| Unemployment | 109.6 | 147.6 | 7.6 | 38.0 | 84.3 | 34.7 | 133.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 59.1 | 0.5 | -4.4 | -9.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 52.7 | 0.5 | -6.1 | -12.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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