Table 8
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| March 2026 |
April 2026 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2026 | April 2025 to April 2026 | March to April 2026 | April 2025 to April 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 | 3,858.4 | 3,855.1 | ... | -3.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 2,559.9 | 2,570.4 | 18.5 | 10.5 | -29.6 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 2,396.3 | 2,373.1 | 18.8 | -23.2 | -43.2 | -1.0 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 163.7 | 197.3 | 11.3 | 33.6 | 13.5 | 20.5 | 7.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.3 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,114.4 | 6,109.9 | ... | -4.5 | 11.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 4,059.1 | 4,083.5 | 25.1 | 24.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 3,724.3 | 3,760.0 | 24.6 | 35.7 | 26.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 334.7 | 323.5 | 16.5 | -11.2 | -24.7 | -3.3 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.4 | 66.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,696.7 | 2,694.0 | ... | -2.7 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 1,795.6 | 1,802.6 | 12.9 | 7.0 | -14.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 1,674.3 | 1,677.1 | 12.8 | 2.8 | -25.2 | 0.2 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 121.3 | 125.6 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 9.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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