Table 8
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| April 2020 |
May 2020 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 2020 | April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 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 | 3,555.6 | 3,559.5 | ... | 3.9 | 54.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,240.4 | 2,276.7 | 17.0 | 36.3 | -30.9 | 1.6 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 1,833.6 | 1,930.9 | 17.1 | 97.3 | -246.9 | 5.3 | -11.3 |
| Unemployment | 406.9 | 345.8 | 11.2 | -61.1 | 216.1 | -15.0 | 166.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 64.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 18.2 | 15.2 | 0.5 | -3.0 | 9.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.6 | 54.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | -7.9 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 5,667.6 | 5,674.4 | ... | 6.8 | 131.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 3,390.9 | 3,460.9 | 22.8 | 70.0 | -218.9 | 2.1 | -5.9 |
| Employment | 3,015.2 | 2,926.8 | 22.8 | -88.4 | -552.6 | -2.9 | -15.9 |
| Unemployment | 375.7 | 534.1 | 15.3 | 158.4 | 333.7 | 42.2 | 166.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 61.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 15.4 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 10.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.2 | 51.6 | 0.4 | -1.6 | -11.2 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,309.8 | 2,312.6 | ... | 2.8 | 49.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,364.5 | 1,406.5 | 12.1 | 42.0 | -138.4 | 3.1 | -9.0 |
| Employment | 1,216.9 | 1,208.4 | 11.9 | -8.5 | -274.6 | -0.7 | -18.5 |
| Unemployment | 147.6 | 198.1 | 7.6 | 50.5 | 136.2 | 34.2 | 220.0 |
| Participation rate | 59.1 | 60.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -7.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 14.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 10.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.7 | 52.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -13.2 | ... | ... |
...
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 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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