Hoosiers by the Numbers
Putnam County, IN
| Population | Education | Commuting | Labor Force | Industry | Income | Firm Size |
Labor Force
An area's labor force provides insight on the availability factor and is residence-based—that is, the people are working or seeking work and reside in the particular county or region.
| Annual Labor Force Estimates in 2024 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2019 | |
| Labor Force | 16,834 | -4.5% |
| Employed | 16,145 | -5.4% |
| Unemployed | 689 | 20.5% |
| Rate | 4.1 | 28.1% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2014 | 16,287 | 15,209 | 1,078 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 16,411 | 15,575 | 836 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 17,417 | 16,685 | 732 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 17,590 | 16,996 | 594 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 17,684 | 17,060 | 624 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 17,636 | 17,064 | 572 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 16,735 | 15,689 | 1,046 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 16,446 | 15,895 | 551 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 16,314 | 15,781 | 533 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 16,653 | 16,093 | 560 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 16,834 | 16,145 | 689 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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