Putnam County, IN
FIPS 18133 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Putnam County had an annual average of 12,342 jobs across 769 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,342
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
769
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,686
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,656 | 17 | $1,043 | $82.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 804 | 51 | $368 | $15.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 548 | 3 | $1,156 | $32.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 512 | 14 | $807 | $21.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 442 | 10 | $504 | $11.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 425 | 1 | $1,234 | $27.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 420 | 68 | $1,212 | $26.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 404 | 3 | $1,234 | $26.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 392 | 12 | $1,301 | $18.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 244 | 31 | $1,014 | $10.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 233 | 64 | $1,957 | $17.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 229 | 26 | $1,043 | $12.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 218 | 26 | $1,685 | $19.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 207 | 22 | $792 | $8.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 180 | 10 | $551 | $5.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 166 | 19 | $1,269 | $11.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 146 | 18 | $395 | $3.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 118 | 14 | $1,168 | $7.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 111 | 32 | $1,001 | $5.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 110 | 7 | $1,560 | $8.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 101 | 34 | $1,114 | $5.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 97 | 14 | $698 | $3.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 94 | 14 | $747 | $3.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 93 | 19 | $1,682 | $8.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 86 | 6 | $1,514 | $4.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 81 | 27 | $770 | $3.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 80 | 8 | $1,676 | $6.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 68 | 12 | $651 | $2.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 60 | 6 | $1,639 | $5.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 60 | 18 | $1,409 | $4.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 57 | 7 | $1,264 | $3.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 50 | 8 | $995 | $2.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 49 | 5 | $645 | $1.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 46 | 7 | $543 | $1.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 45 | 6 | $1,167 | $2.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 42 | 5 | $1,313 | $2.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 34 | 5 | $780 | $1.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 34 | 9 | $858 | $1.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 30 | 1 | $482 | $0.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 30 | 2 | $949 | $1.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 28 | 2 | $438 | $0.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 26 | 5 | $541 | $0.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 23 | 5 | $1,262 | $1.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 18 | 10 | $1,335 | $1.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 8 | 6 | $1,069 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $776 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
71
jobs · $66,841 avg pay
State Government
528
jobs · $59,840 avg pay
Local Government
1,678
jobs · $49,760 avg pay
Private
10,065
jobs · $50,243 avg pay
IN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.2%
April 2026
Other IN Counties
The largest counties in IN by total employment.
- Marion County 625,533 jobs
- Allen County 197,886 jobs
- Lake County 191,632 jobs
- Hamilton County 163,937 jobs
- Elkhart County 127,099 jobs
- St. Joseph County 121,043 jobs
- Vanderburgh County 107,140 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 99,720 jobs