The unemployment rate for the City of Mentor was 2.9% for the month of November 2025. One year ago in November 2024, the unemployment rate was 2.8%. In Lake County, the unemployment rate was 3.0% for the month of November 2025; one year prior in November 2024, it was 2.9%.
Among cities in Ohio with a population of 50,000 or more, Lakewood has the lowest unemployment rate with 2.6%, Mentor has the next lowest rate at 2.9%, Parma has the third lowest rate with 3.1%, and Cleveland Heights has the fourth lowest rate at 3.2%. The City’s civilian labor force decreased 400 to 26,000.
The State of Ohio’s unemployment rate was 3.9% for the month of November 2025. The rate for the State was 4.2% in November 2024.