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
  July
2025
August
2025
Standard error1 July to August 2025 August 2024 to August 2025 July to August 2025 August 2024 to August 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 3,869.5 3,873.2 ... 3.7 83.0 0.1 2.2
Labour force 2,557.7 2,570.7 17.5 13.0 27.9 0.5 1.1
Employment 2,395.5 2,392.8 17.5 -2.7 27.8 -0.1 1.2
Unemployment 162.2 177.9 11.3 15.7 0.2 9.7 0.1
Participation rate 66.1 66.4 0.5 0.3 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.9 0.4 0.6 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 61.9 61.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,114.3 6,118.0 ... 3.7 116.1 0.1 1.9
Labour force 4,071.9 4,057.2 24.7 -14.7 29.3 -0.4 0.7
Employment 3,696.7 3,697.4 24.0 0.7 21.2 0.0 0.6
Unemployment 375.2 359.8 16.1 -15.4 8.1 -4.1 2.3
Participation rate 66.6 66.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.2 8.9 0.4 -0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 60.5 60.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.9 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,702.0 2,705.0 ... 3.0 64.9 0.1 2.5
Labour force 1,806.5 1,794.3 12.8 -12.2 33.0 -0.7 1.9
Employment 1,696.6 1,678.6 12.5 -18.0 25.7 -1.1 1.6
Unemployment 109.8 115.7 8.0 5.9 7.3 5.4 6.7
Participation rate 66.9 66.3 0.5 -0.6 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 62.8 62.1 0.5 -0.7 -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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