South Dakota Layoffs — March 2022
Employers in South Dakota logged 3 WARN Act notices in March 2022, involving roughly 562 workers — climbing above February. The average filing covered 187 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 2 | 511 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 51 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 511 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 51 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brookings | 1 | 278 |
| Clay | 1 | 233 |
| Edmunds | 1 | 51 |
Brookings saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 49% of all affected workers with 278 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brookings | 1 | 278 |
| Vermillion | 1 | 233 |
| Ipswich | 1 | 51 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in South Dakota this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark – SDSU | Brookings | 278 | ||
| Aramark – USD | Vermillion | 233 | ||
| Avantara | Ipswich | 51 |
The biggest impact was at Aramark – SDSU at its Brookings facility, reporting 278 affected workers. Aramark – USD followed with 233 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the South Dakota labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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.