Fall River County, SD jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fall River County’s unemployment rate is 2.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

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 Fall River County. 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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Fall River County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Fall River County 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.

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Employers hiring most in Fall River 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.

Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
National Park Service1 open role
State of South Dakota1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fall River County. 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
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Cities in Fall River County

Hot Springs4 jobs

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from South Dakota’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. South Dakota unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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