South Dakota Layoffs — September 2023

Employers in South Dakota recorded 2 WARN Act notices in September 2023, covering approximately 170 workers. The average filing covered 85 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

2
Notices Filed
170
Workers Affected
85
Avg per Notice
1
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month. A total of 170 workers were affected across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Miner2170

Miner saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 170 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Howard2170

Layoff Type Analysis

TypeNoticesWorkers
Closure185

Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Millenium Print GroupHoward85Closure2023-09-17
Millenium Print GroupHoward852023-09-17

Leading the list was Millenium Print Group at its Howard facility, reporting 85 affected workers. Millenium Print Group followed with 85 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The filings reflect 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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