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
  April
2022
May
2022
Standard error1 April to May 2022 May 2021 to May 2022 April to May 2022 May 2021 to May 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 3,663.8 3,668.2 ... 4.4 30.1 0.1 0.8
Labour force 2,419.1 2,438.2 20.2 19.1 -3.8 0.8 -0.2
Employment 2,303.0 2,321.0 20.7 18.0 71.0 0.8 3.2
Unemployment 116.2 117.2 14.5 1.0 -74.8 0.9 -39.0
Participation rate 66.0 66.5 0.6 0.5 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.8 0.6 0.0 -3.1 ... ...
Employment rate 62.9 63.3 0.6 0.4 1.5 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,641.7 5,649.2 ... 7.5 90.4 0.1 1.6
Labour force 3,829.5 3,810.7 28.5 -18.8 174.3 -0.5 4.8
Employment 3,586.1 3,580.8 28.6 -5.3 310.2 -0.1 9.5
Unemployment 243.4 229.8 21.5 -13.6 -136.0 -5.6 -37.2
Participation rate 67.9 67.5 0.5 -0.4 2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.0 0.6 -0.4 -4.1 ... ...
Employment rate 63.6 63.4 0.5 -0.2 4.6 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,385.5 2,388.5 ... 3.0 43.1 0.1 1.8
Labour force 1,627.5 1,616.5 15.1 -11.0 2.6 -0.7 0.2
Employment 1,536.6 1,543.7 14.9 7.1 60.3 0.5 4.1
Unemployment 90.9 72.9 10.8 -18.0 -57.6 -19.8 -44.1
Participation rate 68.2 67.7 0.6 -0.5 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 4.5 0.7 -1.1 -3.6 ... ...
Employment rate 64.4 64.6 0.6 0.2 1.4 ... ...
...
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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