Employers in South Dakota posted 2 WARN Act notices in October 2011, affecting an estimated 84 workers. The average filing covered 42 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month. A total of 84 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1 | 76 |
Lincoln bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 90% of all affected workers with 76 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls | 1 | 76 |
| Ellsworth Air Force Base | 1 | 8 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Group (SMC) | Sioux Falls | 76 | 2011-10-20 | |
| Rockwell Collins, Inc | Ellsworth Air Force Base | 8 | 2011-10-24 |
The largest notice was filed by Alamo Group (SMC) at its Sioux Falls facility, reporting 76 affected workers. Rockwell Collins, Inc followed with 8 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the South Dakota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by South Dakota. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all South Dakota WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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