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Buffalo County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Buffalo County’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Buffalo County economy

  • 5.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.5% the month before

  • 650

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,757

    people in Buffalo County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $47,000

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Buffalo County layoffs

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

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

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

Other South Dakota counties

All of South Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Buffalo County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: 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.