South Dakota Layoffs — May 2023

Employers in South Dakota filed 2 WARN Act notices in May 2023, impacting roughly 524 workers. The average filing covered 262 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
524
Workers Affected
262
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month. A total of 524 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CityNoticesWorkers
Dakota Dunes2524

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Tyson FoodsDakota Dunes2622023-05-26
Tyson FoodsDakota Dunes2622023-05-26

The single largest action involved Tyson Foods at its Dakota Dunes facility, reporting 262 affected workers. Tyson Foods followed with 262 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

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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