Hot Springs, SD jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Hot Springs
- Accounting AssistantState of South Dakota
- Chaplain (GS-12)Veterans Health Administration
- Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist (GS-12)National Park Service
- Supervisory Healthcare Engineer (Deputy) (GS-13)Veterans Health Administration
Employers hiring most in Hot Springs
- Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
- National Park Service1 open role
- State of South Dakota1 open role
Hot Springs layoffs
No layoff notices naming Hot Springs in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Fall River County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 1.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.3%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Hot Springs. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Poll: Voters split on Thune and Trump job performanceSouth Dakota News Watch · Oct 28, 2026
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hot Springs. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in South Dakota? How to file for unemployment in South Dakota (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- South Dakota Workforce Development Council
Serves all of South Dakota
Fall River County economy
2.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.4% the month before
3,213
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,179
people in Fall River County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,056
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from South Dakota’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. South Dakota unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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