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When you only pay minimum wage you will probably only receive minimum effort and little loyalty from your employees. The attitude among your work force will become "If I lose this job there are plenty of other jobs that pay the same." Rapid turnovers in the workplace are not conducive to high productivity or quality products.
Light (very light) manufacturing. Not dirty, dangerous, strenuous. Also not boring and repetitive. A bit like craft work.
If you are unwilling to offer benefits (health & retirement) or a livable wage (several dollars above minimum) do you have anything else to offer, say a proven business with a history of profits and an employee profit-sharing program?
you would get more luck in just about any other state since the unemployment is fairly low in south dakota compared to other states. Just about any state east of here will find you ample people to hire. There's a bit more competition out here in SD but still manageable.
When you hear about the abundance of jobs in South Dakota, even in harsh economic times, the abundance you're hearing about is of low paying jobs with little to no benefits. These jobs are a dime a dozen here and the workforce knows it. If they don't like at one place, they know they can easily get another similar job somewhere else, so you'll end up with very high turnover. Your company would likely also inherit a poor reputation among the local community. Something to think about if you are at all concerned about retention. If you either offer a lower wage with benefits (still above minimum though) or a higher wage with no benefits, that will help you to some extent. There are really some great people here that are competent, reliable, and loyal if rewarded correctly. Like another poster pointed out, if you're only offering minimum wage and no benefits, you'd be much better off setting up shop where people are desperate for any job, not here where we've already got tons of crappy jobs.
Lots of small towns in SD have an economic development committee that will offer benefits to somebody who wants to open a business in their town. If you could work out a plan with the town it may allow you to pay a slightly higher wage. I think you could find people that want to work part-time for extra income, maybe a 4 hour shift in the evenings. Your low hourly wage would not scare them away because it's not their only income.
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