South Dakota Unemployment Claims For Week Ending 6-5-21
South Dakota s continued unemployment claims dropped to their lowest level since 2019, according to Dakota News Now.
The latest report from the South Dakota Department of Labor continued claims came in at 1,495. That a drop of 670 from last week s revised total of 2,165 and is the lowest since November 2019. Either a lot of people are returning to work, or their benefit eligibility has expired. On June 26, South Dakota will end all CARES Act Federal benefits early, including the $300 weekly unemployment bonus.
215 South Dakotans filed an initial unemployment claim for the week ending June 5. That is a decrease of 48 from last week s revised total of 263. First-time claims have been within the pre-pandemic range for a few months.
South Dakota Unemployment Claims For Week Ending May 29
The number of South Dakota unemployment claims remained within pre-pandemic levels in the latest report from the Department of Labor and Regulation. The pre-pandemic range was 200 to 300 initial weekly claims.
For the week ending May 29, 232 South Dakotans lost their jobs and filed an initial weekly claim. This is the same number of claims that were filed last week.
Continued claims continue to fall in South Dakota as 2,141 people were eligible to receive benefits after filing an initial cliam. This is a decrease of 342 from last week s revived total of 2,483 claims.
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