Employers in South Dakota submitted 2 WARN Act notices in August 2018, putting at risk an estimated 78 workers. The average filing covered 39 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 78 |
The Information & Technology sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 78 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pennington | 2 | 78 |
Pennington felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 78 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | 2 | 78 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditech | Rapid City | 39 | 2018-08-17 | |
| Ditech | Rapid City | 39 | 2018-08-17 |
Topping the list was Ditech at its Rapid City facility, reporting 39 affected workers. Ditech followed with 39 workers.
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. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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