Unemployment Rate in Putnam County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.4%
Rank #2,863/3,222 · #62 in FL
11th
Putnam 7.4%
FL 4.8% +53.9%
US 5.3% +39.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Putnam County's unemployment rate of 7.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Putnam County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,860 | Wayne County, MO | 7.3% |
| #2,861 | Zapata County, TX | 7.3% |
| #2,862 | Boone County, IL | 7.4% |
| #2,863 | Putnam County, FL | 7.4% |
| #2,864 | Bayamón Municipio, PR | 7.4% |
| #2,865 | Calhoun County, TX | 7.4% |
| #2,866 | Lake County, MI | 7.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Putnam County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 7.4%, ranking #2,863 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.1% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #62 of 67. This places it in the 11th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.