Putnam County, GA

FIPS 13237 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Putnam County had an annual average of 6,311 jobs across 624 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,311

-0.5% YoY

Establishments

624

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,826

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Putnam County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 561 9 $942 $27.4M
561 NAICS 561 457 46 $929 $22.1M
321 NAICS 321 437 6 $1,157 $26.3M
921 NAICS 921 353 4 $889 $16.1M
624 NAICS 624 349 1 $861 $15.6M
238 NAICS 238 328 60 $1,024 $17.4M
455 NAICS 455 302 8 $551 $8.6M
621 NAICS 621 217 27 $1,043 $10.4M
623 NAICS 623 182 6 $934 $7.4M
445 NAICS 445 137 15 $406 $2.9M
457 NAICS 457 122 25 $595 $3.8M
622 NAICS 622 121 1 $1,136 $7.1M
444 NAICS 444 114 10 $856 $5.1M
713 NAICS 713 105 8 $690 $3.8M
812 NAICS 812 98 10 $602 $3.1M
522 NAICS 522 96 10 $1,426 $7.1M
484 NAICS 484 84 17 $1,264 $5.6M
221 NAICS 221 66 4 $1,680 $5.8M
441 NAICS 441 60 9 $1,072 $3.4M
424 NAICS 424 59 5 $1,501 $4.6M
811 NAICS 811 55 11 $920 $2.6M
115 NAICS 115 51 7 $911 $2.4M
237 NAICS 237 51 6 $1,605 $4.2M
459 NAICS 459 50 14 $557 $1.5M
924 NAICS 924 42 4 $1,313 $2.8M
491 NAICS 491 38 1 $1,268 $2.5M
423 NAICS 423 32 9 $1,492 $2.5M
236 NAICS 236 31 25 $2,246 $3.7M
532 NAICS 532 31 5 $2,916 $4.6M
524 NAICS 524 27 14 $1,279 $1.8M
456 NAICS 456 26 5 $821 $1.1M
425 NAICS 425 24 6 $1,713 $2.2M
999 NAICS 999 21 39 $1,257 $1.4M
337 NAICS 337 21 3 $998 $1.1M
531 NAICS 531 20 20 $1,579 $1.7M
562 NAICS 562 18 5 $1,073 $1.0M
519 NAICS 519 9 1 $187 $0.1M
922 NAICS 922 6 2 $976 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 6 1 $999 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 4 3 $1,670 $0.3M
488 NAICS 488 4 1 $1,000 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

80

jobs · $67,702 avg pay

State Government

391

jobs · $44,381 avg pay

Local Government

1,034

jobs · $49,018 avg pay

Private

4,806

jobs · $47,523 avg pay

GA Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.5%

April 2026

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