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CFPB to make sweeping job cuts as Trump admin refocuses agency
The Consumer Protection Bureau (CFPB) moved to make sweeping job cuts as the Trump administration looks refocus the agency's ...
Federal job cuts are pushing US layoffs near COVID highs — and the fallout won't stop at government workers
In March of 2025, there was a near-record number of layoffs in the United States. In total, 275,240 workers were laid off ...
One in three German companies plan job cuts in 2025, IW survey finds
More than a third of German companies plan to cut jobs in 2025, according to a survey by the German Economic Institute (IW) ...
To Fight Federal Job Cuts, Energy Experts and States Try a New Argument
In letters to multiple agencies, the focus is on how job reductions at E.P.A., Interior and other agencies would hurt ...
Federal job cuts are pushing US layoffs near COVID-level highs — and it's not just government workers feeling the fallout. Here's who could be next
This is a 205% increase in the number of layoffs compared with March of 2024, and a 60% increase from the 172,017 cuts ...
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10,000 Job Cuts in 70 Days. Introducing the Nonprofit Layoff Tracker
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is culling layoff information from news reports and 48 WARN databases. This estimate is ...
Microsoft mulls more job cuts, this time focused on managers and non-coders, not just low performers, sources say
Inside Microsoft, some leaders eye "span of control," or the number of staff who report to each manager. They want more ...
Federal job cuts by the numbers: Will layoffs affect the economy?
Amaranth adds that in past periods of austerity, government employment has declined by 4,000 to 10,000 per month. In a report ...
Fresh Microsoft job cuts could come as soon as May, Business Insider reports
Microsoft (MSFT) is considering another round of job cuts that could come as soon as May, Business Insider’s Ashley Stewart reports. According ...
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Texas job market was feeling DOGE's pinch. Then tariffs hit.
The Texas job market was humming along. Even as first-quarter job cuts surpassed the tally from a year-earlier by more than 40%, the unemployment rate in Texas held steady over the past year at ...