Minnehaha County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Minnehaha County’s unemployment rate is 2.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 211 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Minnehaha County economy

2.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.1% the month before
120,126
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
200,689
people in Minnehaha County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,074
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Minnehaha County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
31
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Minnehaha County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 24, 2026	Christ The King School	Sioux Falls	31	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Minnehaha 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.

The Bancorp Bank, National Association9 open roles
Trinzic9 open roles
Midco7 open roles
Sammons Financial6 open roles
State of South Dakota6 open roles
Augustana University5 open roles
gpac5 open roles
Veterans Health Administration5 open roles
CNH Industrial4 open roles
GPAC4 open roles

Colleges in Minnehaha County

Colleges in Minnehaha County
College	City	Type	Students
Augustana University	Sioux Falls	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Kairos University	Sioux Falls	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

South Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of South Dakota

Sioux Falls American Job Center
Sioux Falls · Comprehensive · 605-773-3372
Monday thru Friday: 8am - 5pm

Cities in Minnehaha County

Sioux Falls204 jobs
Brandon7 jobs

Other South Dakota counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Minnehaha County?

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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.