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
  June
2025
July
2025
Standard error1 June to July 2025 July 2024 to July 2025 June to July 2025 July 2024 to July 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 3,864.5 3,869.5 ... 5.0 90.0 0.1 2.4
Labour force 2,609.0 2,557.7 17.5 -51.3 46.2 -2.0 1.8
Employment 2,420.9 2,395.5 17.5 -25.4 49.9 -1.0 2.1
Unemployment 188.1 162.2 11.3 -25.9 -3.7 -13.8 -2.2
Participation rate 67.5 66.1 0.5 -1.4 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.2 6.3 0.4 -0.9 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 62.6 61.9 0.5 -0.7 -0.2 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,109.9 6,114.3 ... 4.4 133.7 0.1 2.2
Labour force 4,089.8 4,071.9 24.7 -17.9 100.4 -0.4 2.5
Employment 3,741.2 3,696.7 24.0 -44.5 30.9 -1.2 0.8
Unemployment 348.6 375.2 16.1 26.6 69.5 7.6 22.7
Participation rate 66.9 66.6 0.4 -0.3 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 9.2 0.4 0.7 1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 60.5 0.4 -0.7 -0.8 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,698.3 2,702.0 ... 3.7 71.8 0.1 2.7
Labour force 1,842.1 1,806.5 12.8 -35.6 36.9 -1.9 2.1
Employment 1,735.2 1,696.6 12.5 -38.6 30.7 -2.2 1.8
Unemployment 106.9 109.8 8.0 2.9 6.1 2.7 5.9
Participation rate 68.3 66.9 0.5 -1.4 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 6.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 64.3 62.8 0.5 -1.5 -0.5 ... ...
...
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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