South Dakota Department of Labor And Regulation
Unemployment Insurance Activities

 
April
2013
March
2013
April
2012
% Chg
Last Month
% Chg
Last Year
Unemployment Insurance Activities
Initial Claims 1,180 1,098 1,112 7.5% 6.1%
Weeks Claimed 13,559 19,488 13,641 -30.4% -0.6%
Amount of Benefit Payments $3,539,084 $4,125,046 $2,881,407 -14.2% 22.8%
Unemployment Trust Fund Balance $45,952,117 $42,981,976 $31,820,424 6.9% 44.4%

Source: Produced by the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, Unemployment Insurance Division