Putnam County, IL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Putnam County economy

• 3.6%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.9% the month before

• 2,987

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 5,600

  people in Putnam County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $77,526

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 27%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Putnam County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 16.5% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.6%, down 1.3 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Putnam County

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Putnam County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Putnam County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Employers hiring most in Putnam County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

1. Talento Search Group2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Putnam County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Illinois? How to file for unemployment in Illinois (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

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  Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, La Salle, Lee, Ogle, Putnam, Whiteside

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