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
2024
September
2024
Standard error1 August to September 2024 September 2023 to September 2024 August to September 2024 September 2023 to September 2024
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates) % change% change
Montréal, Quebec              
Population 3,893.1 3,906.3 ... 13.2 141.7 0.3 3.8
Labour force 2,591.1 2,583.0 18.4 -8.1 11.6 -0.3 0.5
Employment 2,408.5 2,423.5 18.3 15.0 -17.0 0.6 -0.7
Unemployment 182.7 159.5 11.2 -23.2 28.6 -12.7 21.8
Participation rate 66.6 66.1 0.5 -0.5 -2.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.1 6.2 0.4 -0.9 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.9 62.0 0.5 0.1 -2.8 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,152.6 6,180.3 ... 27.7 301.5 0.5 5.1
Labour force 4,115.1 4,073.2 23.3 -41.9 113.6 -1.0 2.9
Employment 3,754.1 3,760.9 23.0 6.8 61.2 0.2 1.7
Unemployment 361.1 312.3 15.5 -48.8 52.4 -13.5 20.2
Participation rate 66.9 65.9 0.4 -1.0 -1.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 7.7 0.4 -1.1 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.0 60.9 0.4 -0.1 -2.0 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,561.0 2,570.7 ... 9.7 104.7 0.4 4.2
Labour force 1,691.4 1,701.5 12.4 10.1 -8.4 0.6 -0.5
Employment 1,584.0 1,587.3 12.5 3.3 -18.1 0.2 -1.1
Unemployment 107.3 114.2 7.2 6.9 9.7 6.4 9.3
Participation rate 66.0 66.2 0.5 0.2 -3.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 61.9 61.7 0.5 -0.2 -3.4 ... ...
...
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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