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Meta Plans Layoffs for Monday
Meta is planning to trim about 5 percent of its lowest performers.Inc. - Feb. 8 -
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Federal employee layoffs begin at Department of Education
President Trump has said of the Education Department that he'd "like it to be closed immediately."CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Federal layoffs start with huge number of probationary workers
Federal layoffs are starting with huge numbers of probationary workers, and there are warnings of bigger cuts on the way.CBS News - 6d -
Trump Officials Pushed Ahead With Mass Layoffs
Also, a man in Chile was briefly “swallowed” by a whale. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.The New York Times - 5d -
Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge
Mass firings have rocked multiple agencies as President Trump and Elon Musk ramp up plans to drastically slash and reshape the federal work force.The New York Times - 4d -
Mass layoffs continue across numerous federal agencies
More federal employees are finding themselves out of a job this week as the Trump administration continues to make massive cuts to its workforce. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major ...CBS News - 2d -
Southwest Layoffs Will Take 15% of Its Work Force
The company said the cuts, the first round of broad layoffs in the airline’s 53-year history, would affect mostly corporate employees.The New York Times - 2d -
How fed layoffs may impact environment, parks
Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story How fed layoffs may impact environment, parks The consequences of firing thousands of environmental ...The Hill - 1d -
Voters react to mass layoffs at federal agencies
CBS News has learned the Office of Personnel Management has given federal agencies until Tuesday night to issue layoffs in the Trump administration's effort to downsize. CBS News correspondent ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump's layoffs hit firefighter safety programs
Among the federal workers let go were the ones who maintain the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer — which was signed into law by Trump in 2018.NBC News - 18h -
USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers
The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.Wired - 1h -
Jobless Benefit Claims Rose, But Layoffs Remain Relatively Low
The Labor Department said jobless claims rose by 11,000 last week to 219,000, a bit higher than expected.Inc. - Feb. 6 -
Potential mass layoffs at FBI as tensions run high during Trump era
President Trump said he intends to fire some FBI personnel who worked on the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigations. CBS News' Nicole Sgaga reports.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs
The executive, Jim Farley, said President Trump’s tariff and auto policies would raise costs and could force the automaker to cut jobs.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Crytek Announces Significant Layoffs As Crysis 4 Is Put On Hold
Crytek has announced that it'll be laying off 15% of its staff, a move that the company has called "inevitable" but necessary to help it move forward. This will affect 60 of the people from the ...GameSpot - Feb. 12 -
1 in 3 Americans have 'layoff anxiety' — here's how to combat it
Workers feel a disproportionately high degree of layoff anxiety, reports show. But there are ways to use that fear to better position yourself in the job market.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
Chevron wants to save about $3 billion. Layoffs are on the horizon.
The integrated energy company said that layoffs will affect 15% to 20% of its employees, starting this year and with most layoffs completed before the end of 2026.MarketWatch - Feb. 13 -
Trump and Musk launch mass layoffs at several US federal agencies
Termination notices sent to Department of Education and CFPB as Musk pushes to ‘delete entire agencies’ . US politics live – latest updates Mass layoffs have begun at several US agencies as ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
Trump Officials Escalate Layoffs, Targeting Most of 200,000 Workers on Probation
Workers across the federal government were terminated on Thursday after the federal government’s human resources division advised agencies to lay off most probationary employees.The New York Times - 6d -
Mass Government Layoffs Begin, and New Abortion Fight Takes Shape
Plus, why crafters are in mourning.The New York Times - 6d -
Trump administration begins mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies: Sources
A day after the Trump administration ended its federal buyout offer, the administration has begun mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies.ABC News - 6d -
Federal employee layoffs begin after Trump and Musk order cuts
The United States government is beginning a new wave of mass firings following President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s order for sweeping cuts. It comes as the Trump administration advised all ...NBC News - 6d -
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass layoffs: "It's devastating"
The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service protections.CBS News - 5d -
Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump's mass layoffs continue
The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees with the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend, just weeks after a fatal crash in Washington, D.C., exposed understaffing at the agency.NBC News - 3d -
WATCH: Demonstrators protest mass government layoffs outside of US Capitol
ABC News' Jay O'Brien reports from the protests outside of the U.S. Capitol building as the Trump administration and DOGE begin mass government layoffs.ABC News - 3d -
Musk's DOGE targets IRS as federal workers face mass layoffs
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to the personal information of millions of U.S. taxpayers as mass layoffs at multiple federal agencies impact workers. CBS News ...CBS News - 2d -
FDA's food safety head resigns over mass layoffs
Jim Jones, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food division, resigned Monday, citing the mass firings of agency staff. According to a copy of his resignation letter viewed by The ...The Hill - 1d -
Layoffs, budget cuts could soon hit Defense Department
The Department of Government Efficiency is targeting the Defense Department, with officials saying firings are expected to start soon. Barbara Starr, longtime Pentagon correspondent, joins "America ...CBS News - 20h -
Former federal workers speak out over sweeping layoffs
NBC News' Gadi Schwartz spoke with former federal workers Nate Vince and Katie Sandlin about their recent job losses and the sweeping layoffs in federal agencies under President Trump's ...NBC News - 16h -
Jobless Claims Rise a Little, But Do Not Yet Reflect DOGE Layoffs
Unemployment claims for the week of Feb. 15 were slightly more than expected, but don’t yet reflect the aggressive efforts of Elon Musk’s group.Inc. - 2h -
Unions sue over Trump’s DOGE order that plans 'large-scale' government layoffs
A coalition of unions representing federal employees sued Wednesday over President Trump’s executive order that lays the groundwork for mass layoffs across the government. Trump signed the order ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Some federal workers given just 30 minutes to leave amid Trump layoffs
As many as 200,000 US workers slated to be affected by mass terminations as Musk leads crusade to slash spending. US politics – live updates Some federal employees who have been laid off were ...The Guardian - 6d -
Southwest Airlines to cut 1,750 corporate positions in first nonvoluntary layoffs in its 53-year history
Southwest Airlines said it seeks to cut costs and create a leaner, more competitive company.MarketWatch - 1d -
Judge weighing order blocking Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs
A judge did not issue a ruling following a hearing Tuesday at which five unions sought to keep the Trump administration from carrying out mass government layoffs.ABC News - 1d -
UnitedHealthcare is offering buyouts to employees in benefits unit, could pursue layoffs, sources say
If UnitedHealthcare does not meet a resignation quota through buyouts, it will lay off employees, two people familiar with the matter said.CNBC - 22h -
Trump defense chief orders Pentagon to make cuts as IRS workers face mass layoffs – as it happened
This blog is now closing. You can read our latest story here . As Donald Trump’s administration continues to fire thousands of federal workers and radically slash federal spending, some ...The Guardian - 17h -
Marvel Rivals Layoffs At US Team Influenced In Part By "Geopolitical Risks," Analyst Says
The recent announcement that NetEase was laying off some of its US-based Marvel Rivals developers , including one of the game's directors, prompted concern and questions given that the hero ...GameSpot - 5h
