For the month of December, Mercer County was tied with Medina County for the state's lowest rate of unemploiyment at 2.8 percent. Auglaize County had the 6th lowest rate of unemployment 2.9 percent. Van Wert County reported 3.5 percent. Allen County reported 4.3 percent. The highest rate of unemployment was in Monroe County at 7.9 percent. The December unemployment rate for Ohio increased 0.8 percentage points from 3.6% in December 2023. The U.S. unemployment rate for December 2024 was 4.1%, down from 4.2% in November 2024 and up from 3.8% in December 2023.