The unemployment rate for the City of Mentor decreased to 2.7% for the month of October 2019. One year ago, the unemployment rate was 3.8%. In Lake County, the unemployment rate decreased to 2.8% from 3.6% for the month of October.
The City of Mentor’s unemployment rate is the lowest at 2.7% among cities in Ohio with a population of 50,000 or more. Lakewood and Mentor have the lowest unemployment rates at 2.7%. The City’s civilian labor force decreased by 200 to 26,600.
The State of Ohio’s unemployment rate decreased 0.2% to 3.9% for the month of October.