Mercer County, OH monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Mercer County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.

Mercer County had a 1.9% unemployment rate in April 2023, marking a 0.6 percentage point decrease from a month ago. Ohio reported a 3.6% unemployment rate in May, which is the 17th highest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Ohio
#1. Monroe County: 5.0%
#2. Meigs County: 4.6%
#2. Ottawa County: 4.6%
#4. Erie County: 4.5%
#4. Scioto County: 4.5%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Ohio
#1. Mercer County: 1.9%
#2. Holmes County: 2.0%
#3. Wyandot County: 2.1%
#4. Putnam County: 2.3%
#4. Union County: 2.3%