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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Putnam County, NY, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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