New S.D. unemployment claims up week-over-week
New claims for unemployment showed an increase in the most recent week, and continuing claims haven’t changed much.
New claims for unemployment showed an increase in the most recent week, and continuing claims haven’t changed much.
The number of new weekly jobless claims processed in South Dakota dropped to 576, a decrease of 334 claims from the prior week’s total of 910.
The unemployment rate for the Sioux Falls MSA was 9.5 percent in May, almost the same as the jobless rate for all of South Dakota.
The number of South Dakotans claiming continued unemployment dropped by about 1,000 people in the most recent report.
After two weeks of decline, South Dakota reported 126 more initial claims for unemployment than the prior week, while the overall number of people receiving benefits is generally trending down.
South Dakota’s new claims for unemployment took a sharp drop in the past week.
The number of new claims for unemployment benefits in South Dakota dropped by more than 2,000 people in the latest reporting period.
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The unemployment rate for the Sioux Falls MSA was 10.6 percent in April, compared with 2.8 percent a year ago.
More than 3,400 South Dakotans filed their initial weekly claim for unemployment benefits in the most recent reporting period.