Putnam County Chamber to host job fair July 21

The Putnam County Chamber will host a job fair July 21 from 8-11:30 a.m. at the Inn at DePauw in Greencastle. The event is free to the public and will showcase opportunities throughout the county.

Almost two dozen employers will table at the job fair, and job-seekers are welcome to attend, make a connection, and explore new avenues of employment.

Employers tabling next Thursday include Ascena, Co-Alliance, Crown, Cummins Behavioral Health, Endeavor, F.C. Tucker Advantage, Furniture AwareHouse, Hammer & Swigart, Ivy Tech, Kindred at Home, Manpower, Mill Pond, Mr. Appliance, Phoenix Closures, Prime Real Estate Group, PCCS, Putnam County Hospital, Staff Management SMX, ULG Staffing, WorkOne, YMCA of Wabash Valley and York Automotive.

Employees continue to maintain high demand compared to the readily available supply in the labor force.

Preliminary unemployment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts Indiana’s May unemployment rate at 2.2 percent. In 2021, 53 percent of U.S. adults who quit their job did so for a career change, or to seek a new field of work.

All who are considering a career change are encouraged to attend.

Putnam County Chamber Executive Director Cody Eckert noted the excitement of the employers scheduled to table at the job fair.

“We wanted to facilitate an opportunity for our membership to meet with members of the public seeking a new job or change in career,” Eckert said. “The immediate response by our employers to take advantage of the opportunity tells me it’s a buyer’s market for folks looking for work.”

The Putnam County Chamber continues its effort to revamp summer events, noting that the job fair will follow the introduction of a quarterly “Lunch & Learn” open to Chamber members, with a Chamber Happy Hour and Business After Hours to land with regularity starting in August, following the conclusion of the 4-H Fair.

Those interested in joining the Putnam County Chamber can email cody@goputco.com or call 653-4517 for more information.