Putnam County, IN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Putnam County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Putnam County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
17,424
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
37,091
people in Putnam County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,182
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Putnam County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Putnam County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Putnam County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Buzzi Unicem USA1 open role

Colleges in Putnam County

Colleges in Putnam County
College	City	Type	Students
DePauw University	Greencastle	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Putnam County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Western Indiana Workforce Development Board
Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo

WorkOne Greencastle
Greencastle · Affiliate · 765-653-2421
Monday - Thursday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, Friday 10:00am-4:30pm

Cities in Putnam County

Greencastle1 jobs

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Indiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.