Oglala Lakota County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oglala Lakota County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Oglala Lakota County economy

5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.4% the month before
3,838
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
13,587
people in Oglala Lakota County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$34,769
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Oglala Lakota County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Oglala Lakota 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

Colleges in Oglala Lakota County

Colleges in Oglala Lakota County
College	City	Type	Students
Oglala Lakota College	Kyle	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

South Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of South Dakota

Cities in Oglala Lakota County

Kyle

Other South Dakota counties

All of South Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Oglala Lakota 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.