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
2022
December
2022
Standard error1 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 2022 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 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 3,694.4 3,699.2 ... 4.8 45.4 0.1 1.2
Labour force 2,488.6 2,520.7 18.4 32.1 68.4 1.3 2.8
Employment 2,384.3 2,410.4 18.5 26.1 80.1 1.1 3.4
Unemployment 104.3 110.4 12.6 6.1 -11.6 5.8 -9.5
Participation rate 67.4 68.1 0.5 0.7 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.2 4.4 0.5 0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 64.5 65.2 0.5 0.7 1.4 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,698.7 5,708.7 ... 10.0 99.6 0.2 1.8
Labour force 3,749.6 3,746.6 25.1 -3.0 -85.9 -0.1 -2.2
Employment 3,517.8 3,534.0 25.4 16.2 -33.4 0.5 -0.9
Unemployment 231.8 212.6 17.5 -19.2 -52.5 -8.3 -19.8
Participation rate 65.8 65.6 0.4 -0.2 -2.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 5.7 0.4 -0.5 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 61.9 0.5 0.2 -1.7 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,401.1 2,403.2 ... 2.1 30.1 0.1 1.3
Labour force 1,618.4 1,620.9 13.3 2.5 5.6 0.2 0.3
Employment 1,542.2 1,549.5 13.3 7.3 24.2 0.5 1.6
Unemployment 76.2 71.4 8.9 -4.8 -18.6 -6.3 -20.7
Participation rate 67.4 67.4 0.6 0.0 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.4 0.5 -0.3 -1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 64.2 64.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 ... ...
...
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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