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
  September
2023
October
2023
Standard error1 September to October 2023 October 2022 to October 2023 September to October 2023 October 2022 to October 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 3,764.6 3,775.9 ... 11.3 85.5 0.3 2.3
Labour force 2,574.1 2,564.6 18.0 -9.5 86.7 -0.4 3.5
Employment 2,444.8 2,409.7 18.0 -35.1 37.7 -1.4 1.6
Unemployment 129.3 154.8 11.0 25.5 49.0 19.7 46.3
Participation rate 68.4 67.9 0.5 -0.5 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 6.0 0.4 1.0 1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 64.9 63.8 0.5 -1.1 -0.5 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 5,878.8 5,900.3 ... 21.5 210.3 0.4 3.7
Labour force 3,954.6 3,962.0 23.1 7.4 153.7 0.2 4.0
Employment 3,696.0 3,692.0 22.5 -4.0 129.6 -0.1 3.6
Unemployment 258.6 270.0 14.3 11.4 24.1 4.4 9.8
Participation rate 67.3 67.1 0.4 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 62.9 62.6 0.4 -0.3 0.0 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,466.0 2,472.5 ... 6.5 72.6 0.3 3.0
Labour force 1,714.6 1,708.8 12.0 -5.8 77.9 -0.3 4.8
Employment 1,614.6 1,609.6 11.5 -5.0 59.3 -0.3 3.8
Unemployment 100.0 99.2 7.1 -0.8 18.6 -0.8 23.1
Participation rate 69.5 69.1 0.5 -0.4 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.8 0.4 0.0 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 65.5 65.1 0.5 -0.4 0.5 ... ...
...
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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