Covered employment (QCEW) in Putnam County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Putnam County was 12,562 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 49th highest of 92 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs12,562

Change on 2024+1.8%

Rank49th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked

Series high13,6402017

Series low11,3012010

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Putnam County, 2001 to 2025

jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.

All 25 values

Period	jobs
2025	12,562
2024	12,342
2023	12,421
2022	12,046
2021	12,244
2020	12,356
2019	13,529
2018	13,531
2017	13,640
2016	13,277
2015	12,583
2014	12,335
2013	12,722
2012	12,419
2011	11,599
2010	11,301
2009	11,455
2008	12,127
2007	12,361
2006	12,295
2005	12,295
2004	12,544
2003	12,470
2002	12,145
2001	12,387

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place	2025
Putnam County	12,562
Indiana	3,190,325
United States	155,732,363

Putnam County compared with nearby places

Under 5,000
5,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 13K
13K to 19K
19K to 46K
46K and over

Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Putnam County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by covered employment (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW) 92 places

Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Putnam County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Putnam County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/putnam-county-indiana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Putnam County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/putnam-county-indiana.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Putnam County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/putnam-county-indiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Putnam County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Putnam County was 12,562 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 49th highest of 92 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Putnam County?

13,640 jobs in 2017, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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