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
  August
2023
September
2023
Standard error1 August to September 2023 September 2022 to September 2023 August to September 2023 September 2022 to September 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 3,754.4 3,764.6 ... 10.2 78.9 0.3 2.1
Labour force 2,564.2 2,574.1 18.0 9.9 96.0 0.4 3.9
Employment 2,431.1 2,444.8 18.0 13.7 87.9 0.6 3.7
Unemployment 133.1 129.3 11.0 -3.8 8.1 -2.9 6.7
Participation rate 68.3 68.4 0.5 0.1 1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.0 0.4 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 64.8 64.9 0.5 0.1 1.0 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,857.4 5,878.8 ... 21.4 199.6 0.4 3.5
Labour force 3,924.7 3,954.6 23.1 29.9 176.4 0.8 4.7
Employment 3,665.5 3,696.0 22.5 30.5 148.3 0.8 4.2
Unemployment 259.2 258.6 14.3 -0.6 28.1 -0.2 12.2
Participation rate 67.0 67.3 0.4 0.3 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.5 0.4 -0.1 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 62.6 62.9 0.4 0.3 0.4 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,458.9 2,466.0 ... 7.1 68.6 0.3 2.9
Labour force 1,680.9 1,714.6 12.0 33.7 86.7 2.0 5.3
Employment 1,582.9 1,614.6 11.5 31.7 50.9 2.0 3.3
Unemployment 98.0 100.0 7.1 2.0 35.8 2.0 55.8
Participation rate 68.4 69.5 0.5 1.1 1.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.8 0.4 0.0 1.9 ... ...
Employment rate 64.4 65.5 0.5 1.1 0.3 ... ...
...
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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