updated July 31, 2020
 

The South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation's (DLR) Job Service offices are currently closed. Job Service offices will meet with clients by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays (call a local office to schedule in advance). Claims are being taken by the DLR Call Center in Aberdeen.
 

DLR Resources

• SDUpSkill.com - online training programs for dislocated workers (7/31/2020)
   
• Employers with questions about COVID-19 related reemployment assistance (unemployment insurance) should email DLR using this form.
   
• COVID-19 Reemployment Assistance Eligibility Determinations
   
• DLR is working to keep phone lines open for individual claimants, so strongly encourage employers to file online only at raclaims.sd.gov. To receive an email response, complete this form.
   
• Unemployment Claims: What Workers and Businesses Need to Know (DLR news release, March 20, 2020)
   
• Employers: Use SIDES for Online Unemployment Filing (DLR news release, March 18, 2020)
   
• Labor Department Accepting Unemployment Claims from School Employees Affected by COVID-19 Closures (DLR news release, March 17, 2020)
   
• Reemployment Assistance Customer Service Center Remains Open (DLR news release, March 15, 2020)
   
• Department of Labor & Regulation

U.S. Travel Association

• Unemployment Assistance fact sheet (PDF)
   
• Payroll Tax Relief fact sheet (PDF)