Employers in South Dakota filed 2 WARN Act notices in January 2024, impacting roughly 160 workers. The average filing covered 80 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month. A total of 160 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 2 | 160 |
Lincoln absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 160 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls | 2 | 160 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 80 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiserv | Sioux Falls | 80 | Closure | 2024-01-04 |
| Fiserv | Sioux Falls | 80 | 2024-01-04 |
The single largest action involved Fiserv at its Sioux Falls facility, reporting 80 affected workers. Fiserv followed with 80 workers.
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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