Table 8
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| May 2026 |
June 2026 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2026 | June 2025 to June 2026 | May to June 2026 | June 2025 to June 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 | 3,852.3 | 3,850.5 | ... | -1.8 | -14.0 | -0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 2,576.0 | 2,621.7 | 18.5 | 45.7 | 21.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,408.4 | 2,467.0 | 18.8 | 58.6 | 48.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 167.5 | 154.7 | 11.3 | -12.8 | -27.1 | -7.6 | -14.9 |
| Participation rate | 66.9 | 68.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 64.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,107.0 | 6,104.8 | ... | -2.2 | -5.1 | -0.0 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 4,042.2 | 4,031.5 | 25.1 | -10.7 | -47.5 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 3,768.3 | 3,752.9 | 24.6 | -15.4 | 22.5 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 273.8 | 278.6 | 16.5 | 4.8 | -70.0 | 1.8 | -20.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.2 | 66.0 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,692.1 | 2,691.2 | ... | -0.9 | -7.1 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Labour force | 1,807.5 | 1,818.2 | 12.9 | 10.7 | -16.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 1,692.3 | 1,698.3 | 12.8 | 6.0 | -27.5 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 115.2 | 119.9 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 10.4 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 63.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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