Economic News

The unemployment rate in September 2022 for the City of Mentor decreased 0.1% to 3.9% and one year ago, the unemployment rate was 3.7%. For Lake County, the unemployment rate decreased 0.1% to 3.9% in September 2022 and one year prior, it was 4.1%.

Among cities in Ohio with a population of 50,000 or more, Columbus and Kettering have the lowest unemployment rate with 3.4%, and Cuyahoga Falls has the next lowest rate at 3.5%. Mentor has the third lowest rate with 3.9%, and Lakewood has the fourth lowest rate at 4.0%. The City’s civilian labor force decreased 600 to 26,700.

The State of Ohio’s unemployment rate decreased 0.5% to 3.8% in September 2022. The rate for the State was 4.3% in September 2021.

SOURCE: September 2022 Civilian Labor Force Estimates – Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, Office of Workforce Development and Bureau of Labor Market Information.