The unemployment rate for the City of Mentor increased 0.5% to 4.2% for the month of May 2025. One year ago in May 2024, the unemployment rate was 3.5%. In Lake County, the unemployment rate increased 0.3% to 4.4% for the month of May 2025; one year prior in May 2024, it was 3.5%.
Among cities in Ohio with a population of 50,000 or more, Lakewood has the lowest unemployment rate with 4.0%, Mentor has the next lowest rate at 4.2%, Kettering and Cuyahoga Falls have the third lowest rate with 4.4%, and Columbus and Parma have the fourth lowest rate at 4.5%. The City’s civilian labor force decreased 300 to 25,400.
The State of Ohio’s unemployment rate decreased 0.2% to 4.7% for the month of May 2025. The rate for the State was 4.1% in May 2024.