Employers in South Dakota filed 2 WARN Act notices in March 2025, impacting roughly 554 workers and down 11% versus March 2024. The average filing covered 277 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month. A total of 554 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Yankton | 2 | 554 |
Yankton felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 554 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Yankton | 2 | 554 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 277 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimpl's LLC | Yankton | 277 | Closure | 2025-03-17 |
| Cimpl's LLC | Yankton | 277 | 2025-03-17 |
The single largest action involved Cimpl's LLC at its Yankton facility, reporting 277 affected workers. Cimpl's LLC followed with 277 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores a mixed picture for South Dakota's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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