The archived news releases available below are in Adobe PDF format. The news releases are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent releases at the top.
| December 2020 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Dec. 26 |
| Dec. 28, 2020 |
Labor Department Outlines CARES Act Unemployment Extension and Implementation |
| Dec. 24, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Dec. 19 |
| Dec. 17, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Dec. 12 |
| Dec. 16, 2020 |
Labor Department Providing Apprenticeship Investment
Funds |
| Dec. 10, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Dec. 5 |
| Dec. 9, 2020 |
Federal Unemployment Benefits Ending for Many Claimants |
| Dec.. 3, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Nov. 28 |
| November 2020 |
| Nov. 26, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Nov. 21 |
| Nov. 19, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Nov. 14 |
| Nov. 17, 2020 |
SD UpSkill Offering Certificate Programs to Dislocated Workers |
| Nov. 12, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Nov. 7 |
| Nov. 5, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Oct. 31 |
Registered Apprenticeship Week Recognized
• View Proclamation |
| October 2020 |
| Oct. 29, 2020 |
ACA Health Insurance Open Enrollment Begins Nov. 1 |
| Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Oct. 24 |
| Oct. 22, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Oct. 17 |
| Oct. 15, 2020 |
State Minimum Wage to Increase Jan. 1 |
| Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Oct. 10 |
| Oct. 8, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Oct. 3 |
| Oct. 1, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Sept. 26 |
| September 2020 |
| Sept. 24, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending Sept. 19 |
| Sept. 17, 2020 |
Governor Noem Proclaims Sept. 20-26 Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
• View Proclamation |
| Unemployment Weekly Claims Decrease |
| Sept. 10, 2020 |
Unemployment Weekly Claims Decrease |
| Sept. 3, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| August 2020 |
| Aug. 27, 2020 |
Unemployment Continued Claims Decrease by 16,000 Since Pandemic Peak |
| Aug. 20, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| Aug. 13, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Increase |
| Aug. 6, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| July 2020 |
| July 30, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| July 23, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| Work Search Waiver Will End Aug. 1 |
| July 16, 2020 |
Continued State Unemployment Claims Decrease |
| July 14, 2020 |
$600 Weekly Unemployment Benefit Ending; Job Search Assistance Available |
| July 9, 2020 |
Continued State Unemployment Claims Decrease |
| July 2, 2020 |
Continued State Unemployment Claims Decrease |
| June 2020 |
| June 25, 2020 |
Continued State Unemployment Claims Decrease |
| June 18, 2020 |
Continued State Unemployment Claims Decrease |
| June 11, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| June 4, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| May 2020 |
| May 28, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| May 21, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| May 19, 2020 |
Unemployment Claimants Must Request Weekly Payment |
| May 14, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Increase |
| May 7, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| May 5, 2020 |
Labor Department Accepting Claims for Additional 13 Weeks of Unemployment Benefits |
| April 2020 |
| April 30, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Steady |
| April 24, 2020 |
Labor Market Information Center Remains Open |
| April 23, 2020 |
Unemployment Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| April 22, 2020 |
Labor Department Accepting Bulk Unemployment Claims Related to COVID-19 |
| April 20, 2020 |
Division of Insurance Implements Temporary Insurance Producer Licenses |
| April 17, 2020 |
Labor Department Accepting Unemployment Claims from Self-employed, Independent Contractors, Gig Workers |
| April 16, 2020 |
Unemployment Insurance Initial Weekly Claims Decrease |
| April 14, 2020 |
Unemployment Insurance Claims Tracker Now Available |
| Unemployment Claimants Called Back Must Accept Work |
| April 13, 2020 |
Unemployment Application for Self-employed, Independent Contractors, Gig Workers Coming Soon |
| April 9, 2020 |
Unemployment Insurance Initial Weekly Claims Rise |
| April 8, 2020 |
Labor Department Issuing Additional $600 Weekly Unemployment Benefit |
| April 6, 2020 |
Labor Department Outlines CARES Act Benefits and Implementation |
| April 2, 2020 |
CORRECTION: Unemployment Insurance Initial Weekly Claims Rise Dramatically |
| April 1, 2020 |
Unemployment Claimants Must Request Weekly Payment |
| March 2020 |
| March 30, 2020 |
Unemployment Filing Reminders for Workers |
| March 27, 2020 |
Labor Department Warns Against Unemployment Insurance Scams |
| March 27, 2020 |
Labor Department Implementing Unemployment Insurance System Improvements |
| March 26, 2020 |
Unemployment Insurance Initial Weekly Claims Rise |
| March 25, 2020 |
Business Webinar on Unemployment Insurance during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Webinar recording
(We apologize for the audio quality during part of the webinar; there was a technical issue with the webinar system.)
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| March 21, 2020 |
Unemployment Insurance Eligibility Requirements Loosened |
| March 20, 2020 |
Unemployment Claims: What Workers and Businesses Need to Know |
| March 19, 2020 |
Labor Department Accepting Unemployment Claims from Workers Affected by COVID-19 |
| March 18, 2020 |
Use SIDES for Online Unemployment Filing |
| March 17, 2020 |
Labor Department Accepting Unemployment Claims from School Employees Affected by COVID-19 Closures |
| March 15, 2020 |
Reemployment Assistance Customer Service Center Remains Open |
| February 2020 |
| Feb. 26, 2020 |
Afdahl Named to FDIC Advisory Committee of State Regulators |
| Feb. 21, 2020 |
Noem Signs Legislation to Reduce Regulations, Make Business Easier for South Dakotans
• View KCCR's Coverage of Governor Kristi Noem's Weekly Legislative Press Conference (Facebook) |
| Feb. 3, 2020 |
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Deadline Approaching |
| January 2020 |
| Jan., 15, 2020 |
Labor Department Accepting Applications for Eligible Training Providers |
| Jan. 10, 2020 |
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available |
