Unemployment Rate in Putnam County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.4%
Rank #1,615/3,222 · #15 in NY
50th
Putnam 4.4%
NY 6.4% -30.4%
US 5.3% -16.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Putnam County's unemployment rate of 4.4% 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 →| #1,612 | Okeechobee County, FL | 4.4% |
| #1,613 | Clackamas County, OR | 4.4% |
| #1,614 | Bowie County, TX | 4.4% |
| #1,615 | Putnam County, NY | 4.4% |
| #1,616 | Dent County, MO | 4.4% |
| #1,617 | Sac County, IA | 4.4% |
| #1,618 | Warren County, KY | 4.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Putnam County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, ranking #1,615 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #15 of 62. This places it in the 50th 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.