South Dakota Layoffs — February 2018

Employers in South Dakota submitted 2 WARN Act notices in February 2018, putting at risk an estimated 818 workers. The average filing covered 409 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
818
Workers Affected
409
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month. A total of 818 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Brown2818

Brown was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 818 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Aberdeen2818

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Molded Fiber Glass CompaniesAberdeen4092018-02-15
Molded Fiber Glass CompaniesAberdeen4092018-02-15

Topping the list was Molded Fiber Glass Companies at its Aberdeen facility, reporting 409 affected workers. Molded Fiber Glass Companies followed with 409 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

These figures highlight 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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