Table 8
Labour force characteristics by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas, monthly, seasonally adjusted
| August 2026 |
September 2026 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2026 | September 2025 to September 2026 | August to September 2026 | September 2025 to September 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 | 3,844.0 | 3,844.4 | ... | 0.4 | -28.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,576.5 | 2,561.2 | 19.1 | -15.3 | -3.5 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 2,408.2 | 2,372.7 | 19.8 | -35.5 | -32.2 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 168.3 | 188.5 | 12.4 | 20.2 | 28.7 | 12.0 | 18.0 |
| Participation rate | 67.0 | 66.6 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 61.7 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Toronto, Ontario | |||||||
| Population | 6,102.4 | 6,096.5 | ... | -5.9 | -26.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 4,059.6 | 4,079.3 | 23.7 | 19.7 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 3,786.0 | 3,786.6 | 23.5 | 0.6 | 66.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 273.6 | 292.7 | 16.5 | 19.1 | -59.2 | 7.0 | -16.8 |
| Participation rate | 66.5 | 66.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||
| Population | 2,689.0 | 2,689.0 | ... | 0.0 | -17.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 1,838.4 | 1,828.4 | 13.3 | -10.0 | 28.6 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 1,719.0 | 1,699.1 | 13.3 | -19.9 | 10.8 | -1.2 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 119.4 | 129.4 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 17.9 | 8.4 | 16.1 |
| Participation rate | 68.4 | 68.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 63.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
...
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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