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
  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.
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