Lawrence County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Lawrence County economy
1.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.2% the month before
15,924
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
26,574
people in Lawrence County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,766
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lawrence County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.
- GPAC4 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Dakota State University1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
- TEKsystems1 open role
Colleges in Lawrence County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills State University | Spearfish | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lawrence County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- South Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of South Dakota
Spearfish American Job Center
Spearfish · Affiliate · 605-773-3372
Monday -Friday Call for an appointment
Cities in Lawrence County
- Spearfish5 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.