The Trump administration has overseen a big drop in the federal workforce. That's great. Unfortunately, the private sector is struggling too.

This year has been tough for many who work for the government as President Donald Trump kept his pledge to shrink the federal workforce. Just before Election Day 2024, the federal workforce employed ...

Maryland ended 2025 with almost 15,000 fewer federal jobs than it had at the start of the year, according to the latest ...

The first sign of major layoffs occurred in February, when nearly 25,000 probationary workers were laid off. Since then, a ...

Already shaky job market weakened in October and November, according to delayed federal data The United States shed 105,000 jobs in October and added 64,000 jobs in November, the Bureau of Labor ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NerdWallet) – Tens of thousands of federal ...

President Donald Trump is once again declaring victory — this time over the federal workforce. In a Truth Social post shared this week, Trump boosted claims that federal employment has fallen to its ...

Fired federal workers are having trouble getting unemployment benefits - and some experts fear that could spell trouble for the broader economy Jim Frederick is getting an up-close look at government ...

Nathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. Barely three months later, he's now unemployed and says he feels betrayed by the president’s dramatic downsizing ...

Black federal workers have historically benefited from stability, good benefits, and less discrimination. Trump's job cuts and DEI scrutiny, helmed by Elon Musk's DOGE office, threaten that security.

Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more. Essay questions about government efficiency and President Donald Trump’s executive orders will soon be included in federal job ...

Amid ongoing cuts to the federal workforce, D.C. is strategizing how to cushion the blow by connecting those civil servants to new jobs. During a town hall for federal workers, Mayor Muriel Bowser ...