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
  November
2024
December
2024
Standard error1 November to December 2024 December 2023 to December 2024 November to December 2024 December 2023 to December 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 3,925.6 3,934.7 ... 9.1 141.5 0.2 3.7
Labour force 2,620.4 2,608.8 18.4 -11.6 49.3 -0.4 1.9
Employment 2,440.9 2,442.0 18.3 1.1 31.9 0.0 1.3
Unemployment 179.5 166.8 11.2 -12.7 17.4 -7.1 11.6
Participation rate 66.8 66.3 0.5 -0.5 -1.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.4 0.4 -0.5 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 62.2 62.1 0.5 -0.1 -1.4 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,225.2 6,242.4 ... 17.2 301.0 0.3 5.1
Labour force 4,143.4 4,147.2 23.3 3.8 210.3 0.1 5.3
Employment 3,763.5 3,790.8 23.0 27.3 119.3 0.7 3.2
Unemployment 379.9 356.4 15.5 -23.5 91.0 -6.2 34.3
Participation rate 66.6 66.4 0.4 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.2 8.6 0.4 -0.6 1.9 ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 60.7 0.4 0.2 -1.1 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,584.3 2,589.5 ... 5.2 103.9 0.2 4.2
Labour force 1,711.9 1,712.3 12.4 0.4 -12.4 0.0 -0.7
Employment 1,603.3 1,601.3 12.5 -2.0 -17.2 -0.1 -1.1
Unemployment 108.6 111.1 7.2 2.5 4.9 2.3 4.6
Participation rate 66.2 66.1 0.5 -0.1 -3.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 62.0 61.8 0.5 -0.2 -3.3 ... ...
...
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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