A slowing economy, low ag prices, and political turmoil are leading to job cutbacks for a number of South Dakota manufacturers.
State Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Dave Owen…….
Owen says a Presidential election always brings uncertainty, but this year is amplified…..
The state’s unemployment rate dipped to a best in the nation two point seven percent. Owen says that number points again to the need for a better trained workforce……
Some manufacturers have dropped all overtime, while others have been shutting their plants for one week a month to cut expenses.
