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
  February
2025
March
2025
Standard error1 February to March 2025 March 2024 to March 2025 February to March 2025 March 2024 to March 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 3,839.5 3,845.5 ... 6.0 111.7 0.2 3.0
Labour force 2,576.6 2,592.0 17.1 15.4 107.8 0.6 4.3
Employment 2,415.7 2,417.3 17.2 1.6 76.4 0.1 3.3
Unemployment 160.9 174.7 11.3 13.8 31.4 8.6 21.9
Participation rate 67.1 67.4 0.5 0.3 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 6.7 0.4 0.5 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 62.9 62.9 0.5 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,079.7 6,089.2 ... 9.5 203.5 0.2 3.5
Labour force 4,113.6 4,091.3 23.2 -22.3 132.5 -0.5 3.3
Employment 3,763.4 3,732.8 22.8 -30.6 84.0 -0.8 2.3
Unemployment 350.2 358.4 16.1 8.2 48.3 2.3 15.6
Participation rate 67.7 67.2 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 8.8 0.4 0.3 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 61.9 61.3 0.4 -0.6 -0.7 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,680.8 2,685.9 ... 5.1 100.4 0.2 3.9
Labour force 1,833.8 1,827.7 12.8 -6.1 53.4 -0.3 3.0
Employment 1,704.9 1,711.4 12.7 6.5 37.9 0.4 2.3
Unemployment 128.8 116.3 7.6 -12.5 15.5 -9.7 15.4
Participation rate 68.4 68.0 0.5 -0.4 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.0 6.4 0.4 -0.6 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 63.6 63.7 0.5 0.1 -1.0 ... ...
...
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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