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
  December
2024
January
2025
Standard error1 December 2024 to January 2025 January 2024 to January 2025 December 2024 to January 2025 January 2024 to January 2025
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates) % change% change
Montréal, Quebec              
Population 3,826.7 3,833.8 ... 7.1 119.0 0.2 3.2
Labour force 2,562.5 2,575.2 17.1 12.7 93.1 0.5 3.8
Employment 2,405.2 2,409.2 17.2 4.0 69.4 0.2 3.0
Unemployment 157.3 166.0 11.3 8.7 23.7 5.5 16.7
Participation rate 67.0 67.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 62.9 62.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,060.4 6,070.9 ... 10.5 231.3 0.2 4.0
Labour force 4,058.0 4,100.1 23.2 42.1 195.6 1.0 5.0
Employment 3,711.2 3,742.7 22.8 31.5 119.6 0.8 3.3
Unemployment 346.8 357.4 16.1 10.6 76.1 3.1 27.1
Participation rate 67.0 67.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 8.7 0.4 0.2 1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 61.6 0.4 0.4 -0.4 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,669.7 2,675.3 ... 5.6 110.9 0.2 4.3
Labour force 1,783.1 1,820.3 12.8 37.2 53.5 2.1 3.0
Employment 1,667.3 1,695.7 12.7 28.4 26.9 1.7 1.6
Unemployment 115.8 124.6 7.6 8.8 26.6 7.6 27.1
Participation rate 66.8 68.0 0.5 1.2 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 62.5 63.4 0.5 0.9 -1.7 ... ...
...
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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