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
  March
2025
April
2025
Standard error1 March to April 2025 April 2024 to April 2025 March to April 2025 April 2024 to April 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 3,845.5 3,851.8 ... 6.3 107.0 0.2 2.9
Labour force 2,592.0 2,602.8 17.1 10.8 120.6 0.4 4.9
Employment 2,417.3 2,417.0 17.2 -0.3 85.1 -0.0 3.6
Unemployment 174.7 185.8 11.3 11.1 35.6 6.4 23.7
Participation rate 67.4 67.6 0.5 0.2 1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 7.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 62.9 62.7 0.5 -0.2 0.4 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,089.2 6,098.2 ... 9.0 187.4 0.1 3.2
Labour force 4,091.3 4,089.6 23.2 -1.7 115.5 -0.0 2.9
Employment 3,732.8 3,739.8 22.8 7.0 77.9 0.2 2.1
Unemployment 358.4 349.8 16.1 -8.6 37.6 -2.4 12.0
Participation rate 67.2 67.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.8 8.6 0.4 -0.2 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 61.3 61.3 0.4 0.0 -0.7 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,685.9 2,691.0 ... 5.1 94.3 0.2 3.6
Labour force 1,827.7 1,814.7 12.8 -13.0 37.2 -0.7 2.1
Employment 1,711.4 1,700.0 12.7 -11.4 20.3 -0.7 1.2
Unemployment 116.3 114.7 7.6 -1.6 16.9 -1.4 17.3
Participation rate 68.0 67.4 0.5 -0.6 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.3 0.4 -0.1 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 63.7 63.2 0.5 -0.5 -1.5 ... ...
...
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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