South Dakota Layoffs — October 2020
Employers in South Dakota filed 1 WARN Act notices in October 2020, impacting roughly 5 workers. The average filing covered 5 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
Industry classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month. A total of 5 workers were affected across 1 notices.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Meade | 1 | 5 |
Meade bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 5 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Sturgis | 1 | 5 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Outdoor | Sturgis | 5 |
The single largest action involved Remington Outdoor at its Sturgis facility, reporting 5 affected 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.