Unemployment claims continue to fall in South Dakota

Unemployment claims fall in South Dakota.

During the week of November 8-14, a total of 442 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. That’s 126 fewer claims than the week before.

The latest number of continued state claims is 3,406 for the week ending Nov. 7, a decrease of 450 from the prior week’s total of 3,856. This is the number of unemployed workers eligible for and receiving benefits after their initial claim.

November 19, 2020