Pennington County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pennington County’s unemployment rate is 2.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pennington County economy

2.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.1% the month before
60,737
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
112,081
people in Pennington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,768
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pennington County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Pennington 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 Pennington 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
City of Rapid City, Public Works3 open roles
Sanford3 open roles
Terex3 open roles
Vibra Healthcare3 open roles
American Civil Constructors2 open roles
Dialysis Clinic2 open roles
Nexstar Media Group2 open roles
State of South Dakota2 open roles
Waste Connections2 open roles

Colleges in Pennington County

Colleges in Pennington County
College	City	Type	Students
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	Rapid City	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

South Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of South Dakota

Rapid City American Job Center
Rapid City · Comprehensive · 605-773-3372
8:00am - 5pm M-W & Fri; 9am - 5pm Thur

Cities in Pennington County

Huron8 jobs

Other South Dakota counties

All of South Dakota

Laid off or looking for work in Pennington 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.