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
  September
2021
October
2021
Standard error1 September to October 2021 October 2020 to October 2021 September to October 2021 October 2020 to October 2021
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates) % change% change
Montréal, Quebec              
Population 3,646.4 3,649.2 ... 2.8 26.2 0.1 0.7
Labour force 2,426.7 2,435.8 20.6 9.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.0
Employment 2,273.6 2,280.4 21.5 6.8 49.3 0.3 2.2
Unemployment 153.1 155.4 16.1 2.3 -49.6 1.5 -24.2
Participation rate 66.6 66.7 0.6 0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.4 0.6 0.1 -2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 62.4 62.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,583.5 5,591.1 ... 7.6 65.0 0.1 1.2
Labour force 3,821.8 3,823.9 31.0 2.1 56.5 0.1 1.5
Employment 3,507.3 3,523.6 29.9 16.3 162.3 0.5 4.8
Unemployment 314.5 300.4 23.9 -14.1 -105.7 -4.5 -26.0
Participation rate 68.4 68.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.2 7.9 0.6 -0.3 -2.9 ... ...
Employment rate 62.8 63.0 0.5 0.2 2.2 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,360.8 2,365.1 ... 4.3 26.5 0.2 1.1
Labour force 1,619.6 1,609.8 16.6 -9.8 64.6 -0.6 4.2
Employment 1,519.8 1,515.8 16.4 -4.0 88.5 -0.3 6.2
Unemployment 99.8 94.0 12.0 -5.8 -23.9 -5.8 -20.3
Participation rate 68.6 68.1 0.7 -0.5 2.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 5.8 0.7 -0.4 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 64.4 64.1 0.7 -0.3 3.1 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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