SIOUX FALLS (AP) – Unemployment claims once again surged in South Dakota last week as 6,645 people made new claims for unemployment benefits, the Department of Labor and Regulation announced on Thursday.
As the global coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the economy, the number of people seeking unemployment in the state multiplied by a factor of almost 35 in just two weeks.
The state's call center for unemployment has been swamped with calls, adding more staff and phone lines to assist people in filing claims. The number of claims is from the week ending March 28.
