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Codington County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Codington County’s unemployment rate is 1.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 20 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Codington County economy

  • 1.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.0% the month before

  • 16,552

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 28,556

    people in Codington County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $65,080

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Codington County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Codington 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

Employers hiring most in Codington 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. Terex8 open roles
  2. Performance Health3 open roles
  3. Crenlo Engineered Cabs1 open role
  4. Enercept1 open role
  5. Equity Staffing Group1 open role
  6. Flexcompute1 open role
  7. GPAC1 open role
  8. sentryusa.com1 open role
  9. Standex International1 open role
  10. UPS1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Watertown American Job Center

    Watertown · Comprehensive · 605-773-3372

    Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Cities in Codington County

Other South Dakota counties

All of South Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Codington 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.