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
  September
2025
October
2025
Standard error1 September to October 2025 October 2024 to October 2025 September to October 2025 October 2024 to October 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 3,872.4 3,871.3 ... -1.1 60.8 -0.0 1.6
Labour force 2,565.0 2,573.7 17.5 8.7 16.5 0.3 0.6
Employment 2,404.4 2,424.5 17.5 20.1 40.1 0.8 1.7
Unemployment 160.6 149.2 11.3 -11.4 -23.6 -7.1 -13.7
Participation rate 66.2 66.5 0.5 0.3 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 5.8 0.4 -0.5 -1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 62.1 62.6 0.5 0.5 0.0 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,122.8 6,126.3 ... 3.5 89.7 0.1 1.5
Labour force 4,074.4 4,089.4 24.7 15.0 87.7 0.4 2.2
Employment 3,718.2 3,746.7 24.0 28.5 49.9 0.8 1.3
Unemployment 356.2 342.7 16.1 -13.5 37.8 -3.8 12.4
Participation rate 66.5 66.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.7 8.4 0.4 -0.3 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 61.2 0.4 0.5 0.0 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,706.2 2,706.3 ... 0.1 48.8 0.0 1.8
Labour force 1,803.9 1,800.8 12.8 -3.1 12.8 -0.2 0.7
Employment 1,691.4 1,686.7 12.5 -4.7 10.0 -0.3 0.6
Unemployment 112.6 114.1 8.0 1.5 2.9 1.3 2.6
Participation rate 66.7 66.5 0.5 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 6.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 62.5 62.3 0.5 -0.2 -0.8 ... ...
...
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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