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
  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.
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