Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1.6%
Rank #186/3,222 · #2 in OH
94th
Mercer 1.6%
OH 4.7% -66.3%
US 5.3% -69.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's unemployment rate of 1.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Mercer County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #183 | Worth County, MO | 1.6% |
| #184 | Houston County, MN | 1.6% |
| #185 | Chickasaw County, IA | 1.6% |
| #186 | Mercer County, OH | 1.6% |
| #187 | Woodson County, KS | 1.6% |
| #188 | Box Butte County, NE | 1.6% |
| #189 | Grand County, UT | 1.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Mercer County, Ohio has a unemployment rate of 1.6%, ranking #186 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 69.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Ohio, it ranks #2 of 88. This places it in the 94th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.