City Of Mentor Unemployment Rate At 4.0% For May 2021

Mentor OH

26 June, 2021

10:49 AM

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Press release from the City of Mentor: June 23, 2021 Increase of 0.5% – still lowest in the State among its rankings The unemployment rate for the City of Mentor increases 0.5% to 4.0% for the month of May 2021. One year ago, the unemployment rate was 13.9%. In Lake County, the unemployment rate increases 0.5% as well to 4.4% for the month of May; one year ago, it was 15.0%. Among cities in Ohio with a population of 50,000 or more, the City of Mentor's 4.0% unemployment rate is the lowest and Lakewood has the second lowest rate at 4.4%. Kettering is third with 4.5%, followed by Cuyahoga Falls at fourth with 5.0%. The City's civilian labor force decreased to 25,800. The State of Ohio's unemployment rate increased 0.2% to 5.0% for the month of May 2021. SOURCE: May 2021 Civilian Labor Force Estimates – Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, Office of Workforce Development and Bureau of Labor Market Information. This press release was produced by the City of Mentor. The views expressed here are the author's own.