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
  July
2022
August
2022
Standard error1 July to August 2022 August 2021 to August 2022 July to August 2022 August 2021 to August 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 3,676.7 3,680.9 ... 4.2 36.4 0.1 1.0
Labour force 2,435.6 2,466.8 18.4 31.2 49.2 1.3 2.0
Employment 2,320.5 2,337.6 18.5 17.1 82.8 0.7 3.7
Unemployment 115.1 129.2 12.6 14.1 -33.7 12.3 -20.7
Participation rate 66.2 67.0 0.5 0.8 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 5.2 0.5 0.5 -1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 63.1 63.5 0.5 0.4 1.6 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,662.3 5,670.9 ... 8.6 93.8 0.2 1.7
Labour force 3,791.2 3,769.5 25.1 -21.7 -23.2 -0.6 -0.6
Employment 3,576.9 3,546.2 25.4 -30.7 90.7 -0.9 2.6
Unemployment 214.3 223.3 17.5 9.0 -113.9 4.2 -33.8
Participation rate 67.0 66.5 0.4 -0.5 -1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.9 0.4 0.2 -3.0 ... ...
Employment rate 63.2 62.5 0.5 -0.7 0.5 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,393.2 2,395.6 ... 2.4 39.5 0.1 1.7
Labour force 1,612.2 1,609.1 13.3 -3.1 -22.2 -0.2 -1.4
Employment 1,534.5 1,532.4 13.3 -2.1 9.5 -0.1 0.6
Unemployment 77.8 76.8 8.9 -1.0 -31.6 -1.3 -29.2
Participation rate 67.4 67.2 0.6 -0.2 -2.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.8 0.5 0.0 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 64.1 64.0 0.6 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
...
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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