Mellette County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Mellette County’s unemployment rate is 6.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Mellette County economy

6.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
790
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,043
people in Mellette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,364
median household income
Source: Census ACS
51%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Mellette County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Mellette 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 Mellette County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

South Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of South Dakota

Other South Dakota counties

All of South Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Mellette 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.