Table 8
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| January 2026 |
February 2026 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2026 | February 2025 to February 2026 | January to February 2026 | February 2025 to February 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Montréal, Quebec | |||||||
| Population | 3,865.4 | 3,861.8 | ... | -3.6 | 22.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,592.9 | 2,556.6 | 18.5 | -36.3 | -21.1 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 2,428.9 | 2,372.5 | 18.8 | -56.4 | -40.5 | -2.3 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 164.0 | 184.1 | 11.3 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 12.3 | 11.8 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 66.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 61.4 | 0.5 | -1.4 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,123.8 | 6,118.2 | ... | -5.6 | 38.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 4,048.8 | 4,087.8 | 25.1 | 39.0 | -19.4 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 3,737.4 | 3,742.0 | 24.6 | 4.6 | -14.9 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 311.4 | 345.8 | 16.5 | 34.4 | -4.5 | 11.0 | -1.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,702.4 | 2,699.2 | ... | -3.2 | 18.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 1,802.8 | 1,783.7 | 12.9 | -19.1 | -45.3 | -1.1 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 1,691.4 | 1,680.8 | 12.8 | -10.6 | -22.7 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 111.4 | 103.0 | 8.6 | -8.4 | -22.5 | -7.5 | -17.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0460-02.
Table note 1
Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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