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
  February
2026
March
2026
Standard error1 February to March 2026 March 2025 to March 2026 February to March 2026 March 2025 to March 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 3,861.8 3,858.4 ... -3.4 12.9 -0.1 0.3
Labour force 2,556.6 2,559.9 18.5 3.3 -30.1 0.1 -1.2
Employment 2,372.5 2,396.3 18.8 23.8 -17.1 1.0 -0.7
Unemployment 184.1 163.7 11.3 -20.4 -12.8 -11.1 -7.3
Participation rate 66.2 66.3 0.5 0.1 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.2 6.4 0.4 -0.8 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 61.4 62.1 0.5 0.7 -0.7 ... ...
Toronto, Ontario              
Population 6,118.2 6,114.4 ... -3.8 25.2 -0.1 0.4
Labour force 4,087.8 4,059.1 25.1 -28.7 -24.2 -0.7 -0.6
Employment 3,742.0 3,724.3 24.6 -17.7 -2.3 -0.5 -0.1
Unemployment 345.8 334.7 16.5 -11.1 -21.9 -3.2 -6.1
Participation rate 66.8 66.4 0.4 -0.4 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 8.2 0.4 -0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 61.2 60.9 0.4 -0.3 -0.3 ... ...
Vancouver, British Columbia               
Population 2,699.2 2,696.7 ... -2.5 10.8 -0.1 0.4
Labour force 1,783.7 1,795.6 12.9 11.9 -30.2 0.7 -1.7
Employment 1,680.8 1,674.3 12.8 -6.5 -35.8 -0.4 -2.1
Unemployment 103.0 121.3 8.6 18.3 5.6 17.8 4.8
Participation rate 66.1 66.6 0.5 0.5 -1.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 6.8 0.5 1.0 0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 62.3 62.1 0.5 -0.2 -1.6 ... ...
...
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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