Brookings County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Brookings County economy
2.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.3% the month before
19,228
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
34,968
people in Brookings County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,341
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Brookings County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Brookings County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Brookings 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.
- Daktronics3 open roles
- Solventum2 open roles
- AOGarcia1 open role
- Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains1 open role
- First Bank & Trust1 open role
- Hurley & Associates1 open role
- Medgene Labs1 open role
- Solventum1 open role
- Solventum-1 open role
- Twin City Fan Companies1 open role
Colleges in Brookings County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State University | Brookings | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Institute of Lutheran Theology | Brookings | Private nonprofit 4-year |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Brookings County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- South Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of South Dakota
Cities in Brookings County
- Brookings13 jobs
Other South Dakota counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from South Dakota’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.