Putnam County, TN

FIPS 47141 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Putnam County had an annual average of 39,664 jobs across 2,565 establishments, paying $2.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

39,664

+0.7% YoY

Establishments

2,565

Total Wages

$2.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,328

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, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 4,439 201 $410 $94.6M
611 NAICS 611 3,747 24 $1,269 $198.0M
622 NAICS 622 2,418 1 $1,277 $160.6M
621 NAICS 621 2,203 212 $1,206 $131.1M
561 NAICS 561 1,690 93 $701 $61.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,584 163 $625 $50.0M
336 NAICS 336 1,531 16 $1,392 $110.8M
455 NAICS 455 1,467 36 $541 $41.3M
921 NAICS 921 1,341 12 $1,397 $70.9M
238 NAICS 238 1,317 146 $1,135 $77.7M
541 NAICS 541 1,112 278 $1,944 $72.8M
522 NAICS 522 1,098 77 $1,560 $74.2M
445 NAICS 445 1,054 49 $565 $30.9M
484 NAICS 484 782 38 $1,545 $62.9M
441 NAICS 441 767 36 $1,272 $50.7M
623 NAICS 623 739 24 $800 $30.7M
424 NAICS 424 695 41 $1,231 $44.5M
311 NAICS 311 593 10 $1,067 $32.9M
333 NAICS 333 578 21 $1,481 $44.5M
423 NAICS 423 550 88 $1,452 $41.5M
444 NAICS 444 542 30 $774 $21.8M
459 NAICS 459 479 63 $617 $15.4M
332 NAICS 332 461 20 $1,399 $33.5M
237 NAICS 237 422 18 $1,409 $29.9M
457 NAICS 457 375 54 $513 $10.0M
812 NAICS 812 370 58 $769 $14.8M
492 NAICS 492 364 9 $869 $16.4M
811 NAICS 811 338 68 $1,110 $19.5M
923 NAICS 923 318 7 $1,642 $22.3M
456 NAICS 456 314 34 $778 $12.7M
721 NAICS 721 287 28 $426 $6.4M
337 NAICS 337 265 8 $1,295 $17.8M
458 NAICS 458 261 34 $365 $5.0M
531 NAICS 531 234 67 $1,049 $12.7M
327 NAICS 327 216 5 $1,123 $12.6M
922 NAICS 922 191 10 $2,070 $16.0M
449 NAICS 449 186 33 $766 $7.4M
813 NAICS 813 167 18 $371 $3.2M
524 NAICS 524 158 49 $1,511 $12.4M
321 NAICS 321 154 7 $760 $6.1M
491 NAICS 491 152 8 $1,355 $10.7M
339 NAICS 339 142 13 $1,008 $7.5M
713 NAICS 713 139 20 $431 $3.1M
517 NAICS 517 137 12 $1,475 $10.5M
532 NAICS 532 122 23 $990 $6.3M
551 NAICS 551 103 12 $1,841 $9.9M
925 NAICS 925 99 1 $874 $4.5M
221 NAICS 221 90 9 $2,723 $7.0M
513 NAICS 513 72 45 $1,929 $7.2M
488 NAICS 488 69 11 $1,160 $4.2M
924 NAICS 924 65 5 $1,826 $5.7M
516 NAICS 516 62 7 $793 $2.6M
926 NAICS 926 39 7 $1,656 $2.5M
425 NAICS 425 33 12 $1,440 $2.5M
519 NAICS 519 32 1 $470 $0.8M
323 NAICS 323 27 8 $534 $0.7M
928 NAICS 928 18 1 $1,281 $1.2M
711 NAICS 711 18 9 $1,232 $1.1M
814 NAICS 814 17 22 $439 $0.4M
562 NAICS 562 16 3 $1,150 $0.9M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

319

jobs · $82,260 avg pay

State Government

2,182

jobs · $68,270 avg pay

Local Government

6,351

jobs · $53,676 avg pay

Private

30,812

jobs · $48,036 avg pay

TN Unemployment

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

3.6%

April 2026

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