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Labour force characteristics, unadjusted, by census metropolitan area (3 month moving average)
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| January 2011 | January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | change (thousands) | % change | ||
| Sherbrooke (Que.) | ||||
| Population | 164.0 | 165.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 104.7 | 107.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 97.0 | 99.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 7.8 | 7.3 | -0.5 | -6.4 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 7.4 | 6.8 | -0.6 | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 63.8 | 64.6 | 0.8 | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 59.1 | 60.1 | 1.0 | … |
| Trois-Rivières (Que.) | ||||
| Population | 124.1 | 125.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 73.5 | 77.7 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 66.9 | 71.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| Unemployment | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 9.0 | 8.6 | -0.4 | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 59.2 | 62.1 | 2.9 | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 53.9 | 56.8 | 2.9 | … |
| Montréal (Que.) | ||||
| Population | 3,201.3 | 3,237.8 | 36.5 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 2,102.8 | 2,083.4 | -19.4 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 1,930.0 | 1,894.1 | -35.9 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 172.8 | 189.3 | 16.5 | 9.5 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.2 | 9.1 | 0.9 | … |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.7 | 64.3 | -1.4 | … |
| Employment rate (%) | 60.3 | 58.5 | -1.8 | … |
| Note: Population 15 and over. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0116 and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE. Last modified: 2012-02-03. | ||||
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