Putnam County, NY
FIPS 36079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Putnam County had an annual average of 27,121 jobs across 3,328 establishments, paying $1.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
27,121
+0.9% YoY
Establishments
3,328
Total Wages
$1.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$67,543
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 | 3,458 | 70 | $1,845 | $286.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,063 | 175 | $1,615 | $173.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,970 | 373 | $1,524 | $156.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,843 | 218 | $579 | $55.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,476 | 332 | $1,631 | $125.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,386 | 9 | $1,305 | $94.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,042 | 68 | $655 | $35.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 936 | 25 | $1,074 | $52.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 906 | 42 | $1,500 | $70.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 870 | 238 | $957 | $43.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 688 | 208 | $1,404 | $50.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 585 | 43 | $530 | $16.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 503 | 130 | $630 | $16.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 455 | 67 | $1,793 | $42.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 443 | 93 | $1,080 | $24.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 371 | 22 | $1,338 | $25.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 367 | 22 | $935 | $17.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 366 | 28 | $811 | $15.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 294 | 58 | $1,137 | $17.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 269 | 16 | $1,196 | $16.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 268 | 33 | $1,563 | $21.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 266 | 42 | $961 | $13.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 251 | 19 | $875 | $11.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 249 | 30 | $1,581 | $20.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 248 | 8 | $439 | $5.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 229 | 50 | $697 | $8.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 220 | 273 | $1,016 | $11.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 195 | 84 | $1,069 | $10.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 177 | 24 | $2,898 | $26.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 161 | 42 | $2,087 | $17.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 155 | 6 | $2,895 | $23.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 146 | 13 | $579 | $4.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 132 | 5 | $2,041 | $14.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 127 | 9 | $1,361 | $9.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 125 | 10 | $2,796 | $18.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 123 | 16 | $2,139 | $13.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 122 | 8 | $647 | $4.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 111 | 9 | $771 | $4.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 101 | 10 | $1,861 | $9.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 96 | 36 | $1,115 | $5.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 93 | 20 | $1,411 | $6.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 75 | 16 | $1,875 | $7.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 75 | 21 | $1,188 | $4.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 65 | 5 | $3,371 | $11.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 57 | 4 | $1,288 | $3.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 49 | 42 | $790 | $2.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 45 | 4 | $1,383 | $3.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 44 | 22 | $1,148 | $2.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 43 | 7 | $1,120 | $2.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 38 | 10 | $1,406 | $2.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 34 | 3 | $1,015 | $1.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 33 | 14 | $727 | $1.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 32 | 6 | $2,565 | $4.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 29 | 15 | $651 | $1.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 21 | 5 | $900 | $1.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 19 | 6 | $1,220 | $1.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 7 | 7 | $3,147 | $1.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
127
jobs · $70,759 avg pay
State Government
272
jobs · $138,442 avg pay
Local Government
4,169
jobs · $85,007 avg pay
Private
22,553
jobs · $63,438 avg pay
NY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.6%
April 2026
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