Putnam County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Putnam County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 28 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Putnam County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
38,329
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
81,366
people in Putnam County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,537
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Putnam County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
63
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Putnam County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 24, 2026	Identity GroupTakes effect Oct 20, 2026	Putnam County	63	—	State record

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.

Tennessee Technological University15 open roles
Encompass Health2 open roles
Valinor2 open roles
Aphena Pharma Solutions1 open role
ATC Automation1 open role
Border States1 open role
Bradfordhealth1 open role
Charter Communications1 open role
Graber Roofing Tennessee1 open role
The Adecco Group1 open role

Colleges in Putnam County

Colleges in Putnam County
College	City	Type	Students
Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

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.

Upper Cumberland Local Workforce Development Board , Inc.
Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, White

American Job Center of Tennessee - Cookeville
Cookeville · Comprehensive · 931-520-6020
8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
American Job Center of Tennessee - Carthage
Cookville · Affiliate · 931-520-6020
American Job Center of Tennessee - Livingston
Livingston · Affiliate · 931-520-6020
Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

Cities in Putnam County

Cookeville27 jobs

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