NW Ohio Times

Putnam County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 466 people out of the 34,395 living in Putnam County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Putnam County has decreased compared to the 3.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Putnam County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 17,357 people who had a job during that time, 10 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,347 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	466	2.6%
Employed	17,357	97.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,347	97.3%
Employed in armed forces	10	0.1%