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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
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females

Health care12.0%
(554)
4.0%
(95)
20.4%
(459)
Educational services7.8%
(363)
6.5%
(154)
9.3%
(209)
Construction7.1%
(330)
12.9%
(306)
1.1%
(24)
Public administration5.3%
(247)
4.5%
(107)
6.2%
(140)
Accommodation and food services4.9%
(229)
4.1%
(97)
5.9%
(132)
Professional, scientific, and technical services3.6%
(167)
3.1%
(74)
4.1%
(93)
Miscellaneous manufacturing3.3%
(154)
1.5%
(35)
5.3%
(119)
Metal and metal products3.3%
(152)
5.8%
(137)
0.7%
(15)
Finance and insurance2.9%
(136)
2.4%
(58)
3.5%
(78)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation2.8%
(129)
2.9%
(70)
2.6%
(59)
Paper2.7%
(124)
4.4%
(105)
0.8%
(19)
Food and beverage stores2.6%
(119)
2.1%
(51)
3.0%
(68)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.5%
(118)
1.8%
(42)
3.4%
(76)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.5%
(114)
3.4%
(80)
1.5%
(34)
Machinery2.2%
(104)
4.4%
(104)
0.0%
(0)
Food2.1%
(98)
1.6%
(38)
2.7%
(60)
Social assistance2.1%
(98)
1.0%
(23)
3.3%
(75)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components1.9%
(89)
1.8%
(43)
2.0%
(46)
Office supplies and stationery stores1.7%
(81)
1.8%
(43)
1.7%
(38)
Personal and laundry services1.3%
(60)
0.0%
(0)
2.7%
(60)
Computer and electronic products1.2%
(57)
1.3%
(31)
1.2%
(26)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.2%
(55)
1.6%
(39)
0.7%
(16)
Plastics and rubber products1.0%
(47)
1.6%
(37)
0.4%
(10)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers1.0%
(46)
0.9%
(22)
1.1%
(24)
Truck transportation1.0%
(45)
1.3%
(32)
0.6%
(13)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations0.9%
(43)
0.8%
(18)
1.1%
(25)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.9%
(42)
0.7%
(16)
1.2%
(26)
Utilities0.9%
(41)
1.7%
(41)
0.0%
(0)
Real estate and rental and leasing0.9%
(40)
1.0%
(23)
0.8%
(17)
Transportation equipment0.9%
(40)
1.3%
(32)
0.4%
(8)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.9%
(40)
1.3%
(30)
0.4%
(10)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.8%
(39)
0.2%
(5)
1.5%
(34)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.8%
(38)
1.3%
(31)
0.3%
(7)
Textile mills and textile products0.8%
(37)
1.3%
(32)
0.2%
(5)
U. S. Postal service0.7%
(33)
0.5%
(13)
0.9%
(20)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.7%
(32)
1.0%
(24)
0.4%
(8)
Chemicals0.7%
(32)
0.4%
(10)
1.0%
(22)
Other direct selling establishments0.7%
(31)
0.3%
(8)
1.0%
(23)
Broadcasting and telecommunications0.6%
(29)
1.0%
(24)
0.2%
(5)
Wood products0.6%
(27)
1.1%
(27)
0.0%
(0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.5%
(25)
1.0%
(25)
0.0%
(0)
Fuel dealers0.5%
(24)
0.5%
(12)
0.5%
(12)
Repair and maintenance0.5%
(24)
0.8%
(20)
0.2%
(4)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.5%
(22)
0.9%
(22)
0.0%
(0)
Warehousing and storage0.4%
(20)
0.6%
(14)
0.3%
(6)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.4%
(19)
0.0%
(0)
0.8%
(19)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.4%
(18)
0.6%
(14)
0.2%
(4)
Vending machine operators0.4%
(18)
0.8%
(18)
0.0%
(0)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.4%
(17)
0.4%
(9)
0.4%
(8)
Retail florists0.3%
(16)
0.0%
(0)
0.7%
(16)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.3%
(16)
0.5%
(11)
0.2%
(5)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.3%
(14)
0.0%
(0)
0.6%
(14)
Printing and related support activities0.3%
(14)
0.6%
(14)
0.0%
(0)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.3%
(13)
0.0%
(0)
0.6%
(13)
Private households0.3%
(13)
0.0%
(0)
0.6%
(13)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3%
(12)
0.5%
(12)
0.0%
(0)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.3%
(12)
0.5%
(12)
0.0%
(0)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.2%
(11)
0.2%
(5)
0.3%
(6)
Music stores0.2%
(10)
0.4%
(10)
0.0%
(0)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(8)
0.0%
(0)
0.4%
(8)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(8)
0.0%
(0)
0.4%
(8)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(8)
0.3%
(8)
0.0%
(0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.2%
(8)
0.3%
(8)
0.0%
(0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.2%
(7)
0.0%
(0)
0.3%
(7)
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores0.1%
(6)
0.0%
(0)
0.3%
(6)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.1%
(6)
0.3%
(6)
0.0%
(0)
Air transportation0.1%
(4)
0.2%
(4)
0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Putnam

Unemployment by year
  • 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

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

Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
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

Means of transportation to work - Putnam
Means of transportation to work - Connecticut
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

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

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)
Class of Workers - Males
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)
Class of Workers - Females
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)
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