Illinois Valley Times

Putnam County recorded an unemployment rate of 4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 112 people out of the 5,638 living in Putnam County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Putnam County has increased compared to the 2.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Putnam County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 2,661 people who had a job during that time, 4 were employed in the Armed Forces and 2,657 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	112	4%
Employed	2,661	96%
Employed in civilian labor force	2,657	95.8%
Employed in armed forces	4	0.1%