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Putnam County, OH jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Putnam County’s unemployment rate is 2.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Putnam County economy

  • 2.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.3% the month before

  • 18,667

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 34,352

    people in Putnam County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $82,785

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    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.

  1. Staff Management SMX2 open roles
  2. LifeWise Academy1 open role
  3. Midway Products Group1 open role
  4. Steel Technologies1 open role

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.

  • Greater Ohio Workforce Board, Inc.

    Allen, Ashland, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Coshocton, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Fulton, Gallia, Greene, Guernsey, Hancock, Henry, Highland, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Miami, Montgomery, Morrow, Muskingum, Ottawa, Paulding, Preble, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby, Union, Wayne, Williams, Wood, Wyandot

  • Ohio Means Jobs - Putnam County

    Ottawa · Affiliate · 567-376-3777

    7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-Th 8:00 a. m. to 12:00 pm F

Cities in Putnam County

Other Ohio counties

All of Ohio

Laid off or looking for work in Putnam County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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