Workforce

PIERRE — Gov. Dennis Daugaard will host one of six meetings across South Dakota at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 3 at Mitchell Technical Institute to share a final report, results and findings of the recent regional Workforce Summits. Over 1,000 people provided input about workforce needs. "The...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A state analysis has concluded that people able to care for patients, children or customers will find a favorable job market in South Dakota in the next decade. The study by the Department of Labor predicts that the most annual job openings in the state through...

South Dakota state and local government employees grew at a faster rate than most of the country’s between 2007 and 2012, according to recent U.S.

What’s the difference between working as wait staff at a cafe in Big Stone City, or just across the lake in a cafe in Ortonville, Minn.? About $5.12 an hour. According to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute, discrepancies like this are rampant in the food service...

By Thomas Perez Forty years ago, my father died of a heart attack at the age of 52. I was 12, so as time goes by I remember less and less about him. But one vivid memory is of him always coming to my baseball games. And so when I had children, I promised myself that I would do...

By Nora Hertel PIERRE (AP) — Trainers operating with a federal grant came to Brookings and Pierre this week to educate public and private employers on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. One of the sessions led by the Rocky Mountain ADA Center addressed...

In South Dakota our unemployment rate is only 3.8 percent. That's very low compared to the national rate of 6.3 percent, and about half of the rates in California and Illinois. Worse yet, nearly 30 metropolitan areas have unemployment rates of over 10 percent. South Dakota's low...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment fell in 20 states last month and nearly three-quarters of the states added jobs, as the nation at large posted a fourth straight month of solid hiring. Unemployment rates rose in 16 states and were unchanged in 14 states, the Labor Department...

By Nora Hertel PIERRE — Gov. Dennis Daugaard held his last in a series of workforce summits this week, gathering ideas on what the state can do, if anything, to address a shortage of qualifi ed workers. The Republican met with business and education leaders in Mitchell, Watertown,...

Davison County will conduct a wage survey to see where its employees stand on pay and benefits compared to like-sized counties, with the city of Mitchell and on a statewide scale. At the same time, the county commissioners decided not to do anything with a wage survey that was...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Four western South Dakota residents have been sentenced for immigration-related crimes stemming from fraudulent contracts with the U.S. Forest Service. The individuals from Rapid City were sentenced for their roles in a five-year conspiracy to harbor people...

Mitchell Technical Institute's Heating and Cooling Technology program has been granted accreditation by the HVAC Excellence organization.

By Nora Hertel PIERRE (AP) — The number of applicants for internships in South Dakota state agencies is down about 17 percent compared with last year, a decline the program's administrator says is partly due to an improved job market. The state received 707 applications,...