The South Dakota Department of Labor announced the state will end its participation in the federal pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs.
South Dakota was a part of three CARES Act unemployment programs, including $300 weekly payments for claimants.
State Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman says the state is “open for business” and that ending these benefits is a “necessary step towards recovery, growth, and getting people back to work.”
South Dakota will continue to pay regular state unemployment claims.
The benefits will end on June 26.