Table 8
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.
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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