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
2024
October
2024
Standard error1 September to October 2024 October 2023 to October 2024 September to October 2024 October 2023 to October 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 3,906.3 3,916.3 ... 10.0 140.4 0.3 3.7
Labour force 2,583.0 2,605.0 18.4 22.0 41.3 0.9 1.6
Employment 2,423.5 2,424.6 18.3 1.1 15.0 0.0 0.6
Unemployment 159.5 180.4 11.2 20.9 26.2 13.1 17.0
Participation rate 66.1 66.5 0.5 0.4 -1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 6.9 0.4 0.7 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 62.0 61.9 0.5 -0.1 -1.9 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,180.3 6,202.9 ... 22.6 302.6 0.4 5.1
Labour force 4,073.2 4,079.1 23.3 5.9 122.3 0.1 3.1
Employment 3,760.9 3,772.4 23.0 11.5 85.0 0.3 2.3
Unemployment 312.3 306.7 15.5 -5.6 37.4 -1.8 13.9
Participation rate 65.9 65.8 0.4 -0.1 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.5 0.4 -0.2 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 60.9 60.8 0.4 -0.1 -1.7 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,570.7 2,577.5 ... 6.8 105.0 0.3 4.2
Labour force 1,701.5 1,713.3 12.4 11.8 3.5 0.7 0.2
Employment 1,587.3 1,606.8 12.5 19.5 -3.8 1.2 -0.2
Unemployment 114.2 106.4 7.2 -7.8 7.2 -6.8 7.3
Participation rate 66.2 66.5 0.5 0.3 -2.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.2 0.4 -0.5 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 62.3 0.5 0.6 -2.8 ... ...
...
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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