Employers in South Dakota filed 6 WARN Act notices in March 2022, impacting roughly 1,124 workers — representing a notable rise over February. The average filing covered 187 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month. A total of 1,124 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brookings | 2 | 556 |
| Clay | 2 | 466 |
| Edmunds | 2 | 102 |
Brookings felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 556 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brookings | 2 | 556 |
| Vermillion | 2 | 466 |
| Ipswich | 2 | 102 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark - SDSU | Brookings | 278 | 2022-03-17 | |
| Aramark | Brookings | 278 | 2022-03-17 | |
| Aramark - USD | Vermillion | 233 | 2022-03-17 | |
| Aramark | Vermillion | 233 | 2022-03-17 | |
| Avantara | Ipswich | 51 | 2022-03-31 | |
| Avantara | Ipswich | 51 | 2022-03-31 |
The single largest action involved Aramark - SDSU at its Brookings facility, reporting 278 affected workers. Aramark followed with 278 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores 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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