Table 8
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| April 2026 |
May 2026 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2026 | May 2025 to May 2026 | April to May 2026 | May 2025 to May 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 | 3,855.1 | 3,852.3 | ... | -2.8 | -4.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 2,570.4 | 2,576.0 | 18.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 2,373.1 | 2,408.4 | 18.8 | 35.3 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 197.3 | 167.5 | 11.3 | -29.8 | -2.7 | -15.1 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate | 66.7 | 66.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 6.5 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 62.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,109.9 | 6,107.0 | ... | -2.9 | 3.6 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 4,083.5 | 4,042.2 | 25.1 | -41.3 | -39.3 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 3,760.0 | 3,768.3 | 24.6 | 8.3 | 52.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 323.5 | 273.8 | 16.5 | -49.7 | -92.3 | -15.4 | -25.2 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -1.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,694.0 | 2,692.1 | ... | -1.9 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 1,802.6 | 1,807.5 | 12.9 | 4.9 | -24.6 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 1,677.1 | 1,692.3 | 12.8 | 15.2 | -20.7 | 0.9 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 125.6 | 115.2 | 8.6 | -10.4 | -3.9 | -8.3 | -3.3 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 67.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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