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Fall River County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fall River County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fall River County economy

  • 2.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.6% the month before

  • 3,289

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 7,179

    people in Fall River County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $61,056

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fall River County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Fall River 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 Fall River 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. State of South Dakota2 open roles
  2. Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
  3. Department of State Headquarters1 open role
  4. GPAC1 open role
  5. National Park Service1 open role
  6. Sdsoybean1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Fall River County

Other South Dakota counties

All of South Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Fall River 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.