Brown County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Brown County economy
2.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.1% the month before
19,505
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
38,079
people in Brown County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,239
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Brown County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Brown 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 Brown 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.
- South Dakota Wheat Growers4 open roles
- Eide Bailly2 open roles
- Builders FirstSource1 open role
- CorTrust Bank National Association1 open role
- Dacotah Bank1 open role
- First Interstate1 open role
- First Interstate Bank1 open role
- Indian Health Service1 open role
- Park Avenue Group1 open role
- State of South Dakota1 open role
Colleges in Brown County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern State University | Aberdeen | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Brown 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 Brown County
- Aberdeen13 jobs
Other South Dakota counties
Laid off or looking for work in Brown County?
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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.