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
  August
2025
September
2025
Standard error1 August to September 2025 September 2024 to September 2025 August to September 2025 September 2024 to September 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 3,873.2 3,872.4 ... -0.8 71.0 -0.0 1.9
Labour force 2,570.7 2,565.0 17.5 -5.7 39.1 -0.2 1.5
Employment 2,392.8 2,404.4 17.5 11.6 33.1 0.5 1.4
Unemployment 177.9 160.6 11.3 -17.3 6.0 -9.7 3.9
Participation rate 66.4 66.2 0.5 -0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.3 0.4 -0.6 0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 62.1 0.5 0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,118.0 6,122.8 ... 4.8 101.7 0.1 1.7
Labour force 4,057.2 4,074.4 24.7 17.2 81.8 0.4 2.0
Employment 3,697.4 3,718.2 24.0 20.8 35.2 0.6 1.0
Unemployment 359.8 356.2 16.1 -3.6 46.6 -1.0 15.1
Participation rate 66.3 66.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.9 8.7 0.4 -0.2 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 60.4 60.7 0.4 0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,705.0 2,706.2 ... 1.2 56.1 0.0 2.1
Labour force 1,794.3 1,803.9 12.8 9.6 29.9 0.5 1.7
Employment 1,678.6 1,691.4 12.5 12.8 31.1 0.8 1.9
Unemployment 115.7 112.6 8.0 -3.1 -1.0 -2.7 -0.9
Participation rate 66.3 66.7 0.5 0.4 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 62.1 62.5 0.5 0.4 -0.2 ... ...
...
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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