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
  February
2023
March
2023
Standard error1 February to March 2023 March 2022 to March 2023 February to March 2023 March 2022 to March 2023
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates) % change% change
Montréal, Quebec              
Population 3,710.4 3,717.0 ... 6.6 56.3 0.2 1.5
Labour force 2,532.7 2,532.5 17.8 -0.2 81.0 -0.0 3.3
Employment 2,407.3 2,411.9 18.0 4.6 73.9 0.2 3.2
Unemployment 125.4 120.6 10.8 -4.8 7.2 -3.8 6.3
Participation rate 68.3 68.1 0.5 -0.2 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 4.8 0.4 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 64.9 64.9 0.5 0.0 1.0 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,738.2 5,756.7 ... 18.5 121.8 0.3 2.2
Labour force 3,865.6 3,897.6 23.2 32.0 76.4 0.8 2.0
Employment 3,649.7 3,673.1 23.0 23.4 89.2 0.6 2.5
Unemployment 215.8 224.5 14.8 8.7 -12.8 4.0 -5.4
Participation rate 67.4 67.7 0.4 0.3 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.8 0.4 0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 63.6 63.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,412.5 2,420.3 ... 7.8 37.7 0.3 1.6
Labour force 1,650.8 1,645.1 11.8 -5.7 10.8 -0.3 0.7
Employment 1,566.0 1,565.6 11.6 -0.4 15.5 -0.0 1.0
Unemployment 84.8 79.5 6.8 -5.3 -4.6 -6.3 -5.5
Participation rate 68.4 68.0 0.5 -0.4 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 4.8 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 64.9 64.7 0.5 -0.2 -0.4 ... ...
...
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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