The unemployment rate for the City of Mentor decreased 1.2% to 3.3% for the month of August 2025. One year ago in August 2024, the unemployment rate was 3.3%. In Lake County, the unemployment rate decreased 1.2% to 3.5% for the month of August 2025; one year prior in August 2024, it was 3.4%.
Among cities in Ohio with a population of 50,000 or more, Lakewood has the lowest unemployment rate with 3.1%, Mentor has the next lowest rate at 3.3%, Parma has the third lowest rate with 3.7%, and Cleveland Heights has the fourth lowest rate at 4.0%. The City’s civilian labor force decreased 500 to 26,400.
The State of Ohio’s unemployment rate decreased 0.6% to 4.9% for the month of August 2025. The rate for the State was 4.3% in August 2024.