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
  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.
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