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
  January
2022
February
2022
Standard error1 January to February 2022 February 2021 to February 2022 January to February 2022 February 2021 to February 2022
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates) % change% change
Montréal, Quebec              
Population 3,656.0 3,658.0 ... 2.0 23.5 0.1 0.6
Labour force 2,427.4 2,443.3 20.2 15.9 31.5 0.7 1.3
Employment 2,287.2 2,324.6 20.7 37.4 95.2 1.6 4.3
Unemployment 140.1 118.7 14.5 -21.4 -63.7 -15.3 -34.9
Participation rate 66.4 66.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 4.9 0.6 -0.9 -2.7 ... ...
Employment rate 62.6 63.5 0.6 0.9 2.2 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,617.7 5,627.4 ... 9.7 81.0 0.2 1.5
Labour force 3,793.6 3,822.0 28.5 28.4 177.7 0.7 4.9
Employment 3,459.3 3,575.1 28.6 115.8 308.1 3.3 9.4
Unemployment 334.3 246.9 21.5 -87.4 -130.4 -26.1 -34.6
Participation rate 67.5 67.9 0.5 0.4 2.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 6.5 0.6 -2.3 -3.9 ... ...
Employment rate 61.6 63.5 0.5 1.9 4.6 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,375.6 2,379.4 ... 3.8 38.2 0.2 1.6
Labour force 1,603.4 1,612.2 15.1 8.8 23.1 0.5 1.5
Employment 1,512.5 1,530.2 14.9 17.7 63.6 1.2 4.3
Unemployment 90.9 82.0 10.8 -8.9 -40.5 -9.8 -33.1
Participation rate 67.5 67.8 0.6 0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.1 0.7 -0.6 -2.6 ... ...
Employment rate 63.7 64.3 0.6 0.6 1.7 ... ...
...
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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