Mercer County was tied for second place with Putnam County for Ohio's lowest rate of unemployment for the month of June with a rate of 3.9 percent. Holmes County had the state's lowest at 3.8 percent. Auglaize County had 4.3 Percent and Van Wert County had 4.6 percent. Allen County reported 5.2 percent. Ohio's highest rate of unemployment was in Meigs County with 7.2 Percent.. Unemployment increased in 86 of Ohio’s 88 counties.