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
  November
2021
December
2021
Standard error1 November to December 2021 December 2020 to December 2021 November to December 2021 December 2020 to December 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 3,651.2 3,653.8 ... 2.6 24.8 0.1 0.7
Labour force 2,453.3 2,434.4 20.6 -18.9 58.4 -0.8 2.5
Employment 2,336.6 2,316.5 21.5 -20.1 121.2 -0.9 5.5
Unemployment 116.7 117.9 16.1 1.2 -62.9 1.0 -34.8
Participation rate 67.2 66.6 0.6 -0.6 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.8 0.6 0.0 -2.8 ... ...
Employment rate 64.0 63.4 0.6 -0.6 2.9 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,598.6 5,609.1 ... 10.5 72.8 0.2 1.3
Labour force 3,836.7 3,848.1 31.0 11.4 121.7 0.3 3.3
Employment 3,567.3 3,586.2 29.9 18.9 269.1 0.5 8.1
Unemployment 269.5 262.0 23.9 -7.5 -147.3 -2.8 -36.0
Participation rate 68.5 68.6 0.6 0.1 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.8 0.6 -0.2 -4.2 ... ...
Employment rate 63.7 63.9 0.5 0.2 4.0 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,369.2 2,373.1 ... 3.9 32.8 0.2 1.4
Labour force 1,608.1 1,611.5 16.6 3.4 59.1 0.2 3.8
Employment 1,516.0 1,523.5 16.4 7.5 77.9 0.5 5.4
Unemployment 92.1 88.0 12.0 -4.1 -18.8 -4.5 -17.6
Participation rate 67.9 67.9 0.7 0.0 1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.5 0.7 -0.2 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 64.0 64.2 0.7 0.2 2.4 ... ...
...
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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