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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Putnam, CT was 4.0%, which was 2.5% greater than the unemployment rate of 3.9% across the entire state of Connecticut. Compared to the unemployment rate of 9.6% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 140.0%. The most common industries in Putnam are: Health care (12.0% of civilian employees), Educational services (7.8% of civilian employees), Construction (7.1% of civilian employees). 72.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 5.5% greater than the rate of 68.6% across the entire state of Connecticut.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Health care | 12.0% (554) | 4.0% (95) | 20.4% (459) |
Educational services | 7.8% (363) | 6.5% (154) | 9.3% (209) |
Construction | 7.1% (330) | 12.9% (306) | 1.1% (24) |
Public administration | 5.3% (247) | 4.5% (107) | 6.2% (140) |
Accommodation and food services | 4.9% (229) | 4.1% (97) | 5.9% (132) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.6% (167) | 3.1% (74) | 4.1% (93) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 3.3% (154) | 1.5% (35) | 5.3% (119) |
Metal and metal products | 3.3% (152) | 5.8% (137) | 0.7% (15) |
Finance and insurance | 2.9% (136) | 2.4% (58) | 3.5% (78) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.8% (129) | 2.9% (70) | 2.6% (59) |
Paper | 2.7% (124) | 4.4% (105) | 0.8% (19) |
Food and beverage stores | 2.6% (119) | 2.1% (51) | 3.0% (68) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.5% (118) | 1.8% (42) | 3.4% (76) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.5% (114) | 3.4% (80) | 1.5% (34) |
Machinery | 2.2% (104) | 4.4% (104) | 0.0% (0) |
Food | 2.1% (98) | 1.6% (38) | 2.7% (60) |
Social assistance | 2.1% (98) | 1.0% (23) | 3.3% (75) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 1.9% (89) | 1.8% (43) | 2.0% (46) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 1.7% (81) | 1.8% (43) | 1.7% (38) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.3% (60) | 0.0% (0) | 2.7% (60) |
Computer and electronic products | 1.2% (57) | 1.3% (31) | 1.2% (26) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.2% (55) | 1.6% (39) | 0.7% (16) |
Plastics and rubber products | 1.0% (47) | 1.6% (37) | 0.4% (10) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (46) | 0.9% (22) | 1.1% (24) |
Truck transportation | 1.0% (45) | 1.3% (32) | 0.6% (13) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.9% (43) | 0.8% (18) | 1.1% (25) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.9% (42) | 0.7% (16) | 1.2% (26) |
Utilities | 0.9% (41) | 1.7% (41) | 0.0% (0) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.9% (40) | 1.0% (23) | 0.8% (17) |
Transportation equipment | 0.9% (40) | 1.3% (32) | 0.4% (8) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.9% (40) | 1.3% (30) | 0.4% (10) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.8% (39) | 0.2% (5) | 1.5% (34) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.8% (38) | 1.3% (31) | 0.3% (7) |
Textile mills and textile products | 0.8% (37) | 1.3% (32) | 0.2% (5) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (33) | 0.5% (13) | 0.9% (20) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.7% (32) | 1.0% (24) | 0.4% (8) |
Chemicals | 0.7% (32) | 0.4% (10) | 1.0% (22) |
Other direct selling establishments | 0.7% (31) | 0.3% (8) | 1.0% (23) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.6% (29) | 1.0% (24) | 0.2% (5) |
Wood products | 0.6% (27) | 1.1% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.5% (25) | 1.0% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
Fuel dealers | 0.5% (24) | 0.5% (12) | 0.5% (12) |
Repair and maintenance | 0.5% (24) | 0.8% (20) | 0.2% (4) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (22) | 0.9% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.4% (20) | 0.6% (14) | 0.3% (6) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (19) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.4% (18) | 0.6% (14) | 0.2% (4) |
Vending machine operators | 0.4% (18) | 0.8% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.4% (17) | 0.4% (9) | 0.4% (8) |
Retail florists | 0.3% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (16) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.3% (16) | 0.5% (11) | 0.2% (5) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.3% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (14) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.3% (14) | 0.6% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.3% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (13) |
Private households | 0.3% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (13) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (12) | 0.5% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (12) | 0.5% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.2% (11) | 0.2% (5) | 0.3% (6) |
Music stores | 0.2% (10) | 0.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (7) |
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (6) |
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Air transportation | 0.1% (4) | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Putnam
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.6%Males
- 6.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 30.6%Males
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 56.2%Males
Unemployment in 2023:
Putnam: | 4.0% |
Connecticut: | 3.9% |
Unemployment in 2022:
Putnam: | 4.6% |
Connecticut: | 4.2% |
Unemployment in 2021:
Putnam: | 6.4% |
Connecticut: | 6.3% |
Unemployment in 2020:
Putnam: | 8.5% |
Connecticut: | 7.9% |
Unemployment in 2019:
Putnam: | 3.8% |
Connecticut: | 3.6% |
Unemployment in 2018:
Putnam: | 4.5% |
Connecticut: | 3.9% |
Unemployment in 2017:
Putnam: | 5.0% |
Connecticut: | 4.4% |
Unemployment in 2016:
Putnam: | 5.5% |
Connecticut: | 4.8% |
Unemployment in 2015:
Putnam: | 6.7% |
Connecticut: | 5.6% |
Unemployment in 2014:
Putnam: | 7.5% |
Connecticut: | 6.6% |
Unemployment in 2013:
Putnam: | 9.6% |
Connecticut: | 8.0% |
Unemployment in 2012:
Putnam: | 10.3% |
Connecticut: | 8.4% |
Unemployment in 2011:
Putnam: | 10.7% |
Connecticut: | 9.0% |
Unemployment in 2010:
Putnam: | 10.8% |
Connecticut: | 9.6% |
Unemployment in 2009:
Putnam: | 9.4% |
Connecticut: | 8.3% |
Unemployment in 2008:
Putnam: | 6.8% |
Connecticut: | 5.6% |
Unemployment in 2007:
Putnam: | 5.7% |
Connecticut: | 4.5% |
Unemployment in 2006:
Putnam: | 5.4% |
Connecticut: | 4.4% |
Unemployment in 2005:
Putnam: | 5.2% |
Connecticut: | 4.8% |
Unemployment in 2004:
Putnam: | 5.7% |
Connecticut: | 5.1% |
Unemployment in 2003:
Putnam: | 6.0% |
Connecticut: | 5.5% |
Unemployment in 2002:
Putnam: | 4.6% |
Connecticut: | 4.4% |
Unemployment in 2001:
Putnam: | 3.0% |
Connecticut: | 2.9% |
Unemployment in 2000:
Putnam: | 2.3% |
Connecticut: | 2.1% |
Unemployment in 1999:
Putnam: | 2.9% |
Connecticut: | 2.5% |
Unemployment in 1998:
Putnam: | 4.4% |
Connecticut: | 3.2% |
Unemployment in 1997:
Putnam: | 7.2% |
Connecticut: | 4.7% |
Unemployment in 1996:
Putnam: | 7.0% |
Connecticut: | 5.2% |
Unemployment in 1995:
Putnam: | 7.2% |
Connecticut: | 5.3% |
Unemployment in 1994:
Putnam: | 7.4% |
Connecticut: | 5.6% |
Unemployment in 1993:
Putnam: | 8.0% |
Connecticut: | 6.5% |
Unemployment in 1992:
Putnam: | 10.1% |
Connecticut: | 7.3% |
Unemployment in 1991:
Putnam: | 9.3% |
Connecticut: | 6.5% |
Unemployment in 1990:
Putnam: | 8.9% |
Connecticut: | 4.9% |
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Putnam: | 4.6% (211) |
Connecticut: | 2.2% (35,436) |
5:30am:
Putnam: | 2.8% (129) |
Connecticut: | 2.0% (32,039) |
6am:
Putnam: | 4.5% (206) |
Connecticut: | 3.5% (57,499) |
6:30am:
Putnam: | 10.9% (503) |
Connecticut: | 7.5% (123,062) |
7am:
Putnam: | 11.4% (523) |
Connecticut: | 10.9% (179,325) |
7:30am:
Putnam: | 14.0% (644) |
Connecticut: | 14.8% (242,766) |
8am:
Putnam: | 14.4% (662) |
Connecticut: | 16.2% (265,137) |
8:30am:
Putnam: | 8.6% (394) |
Connecticut: | 13.1% (214,263) |
9am:
Putnam: | 3.8% (177) |
Connecticut: | 6.8% (110,992) |
10am:
Putnam: | 2.0% (93) |
Connecticut: | 5.6% (91,313) |
11am:
Putnam: | 2.3% (107) |
Connecticut: | 2.0% (33,574) |
12pm:
Putnam: | 1.4% (63) |
Connecticut: | 1.0% (15,996) |
4pm:
Putnam: | 10.7% (491) |
Connecticut: | 6.3% (102,744) |
>4pm:
Putnam: | 7.0% (323) |
Connecticut: | 5.2% (85,259) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
Putnam: | 4.9% (225) |
Connecticut: | 2.9% (47,035) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Putnam: | 19.5% (898) |
Connecticut: | 10.8% (177,296) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Putnam: | 21.5% (989) |
Connecticut: | 16.1% (264,948) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Putnam: | 14.7% (675) |
Connecticut: | 16.4% (269,915) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Putnam: | 7.9% (363) |
Connecticut: | 14.8% (242,914) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Putnam: | 2.2% (99) |
Connecticut: | 6.0% (98,144) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Putnam: | 5.8% (266) |
Connecticut: | 11.2% (184,005) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Putnam: | 3.1% (143) |
Connecticut: | 2.6% (41,860) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Putnam: | 3.8% (174) |
Connecticut: | 3.1% (50,084) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Putnam: | 8.9% (410) |
Connecticut: | 5.9% (96,492) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Putnam: | 4.5% (208) |
Connecticut: | 4.5% (74,032) |
90 or more minutes:
Putnam: | 1.7% (76) |
Connecticut: | 2.6% (42,680) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Putnam: | 85.5% (3,929) |
Connecticut: | 80.0% (1,312,700) |
Carpooled:
Putnam: | 10.6% (488) |
Connecticut: | 9.4% (154,400) |
Railroad:
Putnam: | 0.1% (6) |
Connecticut: | 1.6% (26,659) |
Bicycle:
Putnam: | 0.2% (7) |
Connecticut: | 0.2% (2,875) |
Walked:
Putnam: | 1.9% (87) |
Connecticut: | 2.7% (44,348) |
Other means:
Putnam: | 0.2% (9) |
Connecticut: | 0.5% (8,479) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Putnam: | 89.0% (3,929) |
Connecticut: | 89.5% (1,312,700) |
In 2 person carpool:
Putnam: | 8.6% (382) |
Connecticut: | 8.5% (124,051) |
In 3 person carpool:
Putnam: | 1.6% (70) |
Connecticut: | 1.2% (17,722) |
In 4 person carpool:
Putnam: | 0.4% (16) |
Connecticut: | 0.4% (5,991) |
In 7+ person carpool:
Putnam: | 0.5% (20) |
Connecticut: | 0.2% (2,980) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Putnam: | 72.6% (3,365) |
Connecticut: | 68.6% (1,141,965) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Putnam: | 1.7% (79) |
Connecticut: | 3.3% (54,345) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Putnam: | 7.8% (360) |
Connecticut: | 8.1% (134,058) |
Local government workers:
Putnam: | 6.2% (288) |
Connecticut: | 7.3% (121,409) |
State government workers:
Putnam: | 6.6% (305) |
Connecticut: | 4.4% (73,377) |
Federal government workers:
Putnam: | 1.0% (48) |
Connecticut: | 1.6% (26,626) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Putnam: | 4.1% (188) |
Connecticut: | 6.5% (108,945) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Putnam: | 75.2% (1,790) |
Connecticut: | 71.2% (617,694) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Putnam: | 2.4% (56) |
Connecticut: | 4.8% (41,677) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Putnam: | 4.9% (116) |
Connecticut: | 4.9% (42,413) |
Local government workers - Males:
Putnam: | 6.3% (150) |
Connecticut: | 5.3% (45,840) |
State government workers - Males:
Putnam: | 5.8% (139) |
Connecticut: | 3.9% (34,214) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Putnam: | 0.5% (13) |
Connecticut: | 1.8% (15,862) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Putnam: | 4.9% (117) |
Connecticut: | 7.9% (68,743) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Putnam: | 69.9% (1,575) |
Connecticut: | 65.8% (524,271) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Putnam: | 1.0% (23) |
Connecticut: | 1.6% (12,668) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Putnam: | 10.8% (244) |
Connecticut: | 11.5% (91,645) |
Local government workers - Females:
Putnam: | 6.1% (138) |
Connecticut: | 9.5% (75,569) |
State government workers - Females:
Putnam: | 7.4% (166) |
Connecticut: | 4.9% (39,163) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Putnam: | 1.6% (35) |
Connecticut: | 1.4% (10,764) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Putnam: | 3.2% (71) |
Connecticut: | 5.0% (40,202) |