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South Dakota Unemployment Insurance

undefined South Dakota Unemployment Insurance?


Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet South Dakota's eligibility requirements.

Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet South Dakota's eligibility requirements.

undefined South Dakota Unemployment Insurance?


To be eligible for this benefit program, you must a resident of South Dakota and meet all of the following:

  • Unemployed, and
  • Worked in South Dakota during the past 12 months (this period may be longer in some cases), and
  • Earned a minimum amount of wages determined by South Dakota guidelines, and
  • Actively seeking work each week you are collecting benefits.

undefined South Dakota Unemployment Insurance?


To apply for South Dakota unemployment benefits, you may file a claim at Unemployment Benefits. The website may be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You may also file by telephone Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. (CST) at 605-626-3179. (Speech- and hearing-impaired applicants may call 800-877-1113.)


For more information, please visit our website at Unemployment Insurance.

To speak with a representative about this program call 605-626-2452 or contact us by mail at:
Unemployment Insurance Division
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
PO Box 4730, Aberdeen, SD 57402-4730.

605-626-2452