Economy

Jaime Wood, South Dakota District Director with the U.S. Small Business Administration, shares an update on the business front as we continue navigating through this pandemic.

The $53.7 million budget passed through the Pierre City Commission earlier this week.

A special legislative session is on the horizon for South Dakota.

“We just have new numbers released today and we’re actually in South Dakota back down to 4.8% for the unemployment rate. So a great decrease again that’s happening fairly rapidly,” said Hultman.

New figures show Minnesota’s unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in July from 8.6% a month earlier.

Both initial and continued unemployment claims have dropped in South Dakota, though both remain above normal as the state’s job market continues to fluctuate amid the pandemic.

A Brookings doctor who was recently placed on administrative leave is now back on the job.

First-time unemployment claims rose once again in South Dakota as the country’s job market continues to fluctuate amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Both first-time and continued unemployment claims dropped in South Dakota’s latest jobs report.

In a positive sign for South Dakota’s economy, both initial and continued unemployment claims dropped in the state’s most recent jobs report.

South Dakota is preparing for federal unemployment benefits to expire.

Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 8% in June as the state’s economy continued to recover after being hit hard by efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

State officials say South Dakota finished the 2020 budget year with a $19.1 million surplus, despite a pandemic that encompassed roughly a quarter of the year.

Continued unemployment claims stayed on a downward trend, while initial weekly claims continued creep back upwards in the latest South Dakota jobs report.

A major federal unemployment assistance program for those affected by the pandemic will soon expire, but South Dakota officials say there are options available for those relying on the program.

First-time unemployment claims saw a slight uptick while continued claims dropped slightly in South Dakota’s latest jobs reports.

Global shares and U.S. futures are mostly lower as expanding coronavirus outbreaks dim hopes for a speedy recovery.

U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%.

South Dakota saw more positive new on the jobs front Thursday as the state economy works to recover amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Global stock markets and Wall Street futures are up on hopes for the development of a coronavirus vaccine and ahead of the release of monthly U.S. jobs data.

A new survey of business leaders released Wednesday suggests the economy has begun to recover as businesses reopened in the past month in nine Midwest and Plains states.

Tuesday is a huge day for many small businesses across the country. It’s the last day to get the application in for federal money from the Paycheck Protection Program, known as the PPP.

Both initial and continued unemployment assistance claims dropped in South Dakota after hitting historic highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the state's latest jobs report.

Iowa’s unemployment rate was 10% in May, down from April but still remarkably high as many businesses and organizations curtailed operations due to the coronavirus.

Initial weekly unemployment claims continued to drop in South Dakota after reaching historic highs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The US Small Business Administration South Dakota District Office says lenders in the state have approved 21,154 Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling over $1.6 billion.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved South Dakota’s request to be able to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households but the start date has yet to be determined.

Gov. Kristi Noem says this year's state budget will not need to be overhauled because tax revenues haven't dropped as dramatically as had been feared.

Initial weekly claims for unemployment benefits have dropped significantly in South Dakota, though they remained high as the economy continues to deal with the impact of COVID-19.

A new survey suggests business leaders are optimistic the economy will start to recover later this year in a nine-state region of the Midwest and Plains despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus outbreak.