Recent News and Discussions About Government Employee Layoffs
For Workers – US Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/layoffs/workers
Trade-Related Layoffs and Plant Closings. With many American jobs being lost due to foreign trade and the phenomenon commonly known as “offshoring,” the federal …
1.5 Million Government Employees Laid Off – LaborPress
According to the May jobs report, people employed by the government (including the federal , state, and local governments) dropped by 585,000. Since March 1.5 …
How COVID-19 is Driving Big Job Losses in State and Local …
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/06/16/how-covid-19-is-driving-big-job-losses-in-state-and-local-government
Jun 16, 2020 — The vast majority of public sector layoffs so far are considered temporary. Nationally, approximately 93% of state and local government workers …
Job Cuts Don’t Surprise Federal Workers – Military.com
https://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/search/federal-government-downsizing-process-and-stability.html
But the federal government warns its employees of cutbacks several months in advance so that terminated employees have a way to support themselves when the …
US state and local governments brace for layoffs and cuts due …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/13/us-state-local-governments-covid-pandemic-economic-impacts
Jan 13, 2021 — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep across the country state and local governments across the US are bracing for severe economic …
U.S. Covid test makers anticipate layoffs after … – STAT News
U.S. Covid test makers anticipate layoffs after government reallocates funds
Jun 17, 2022 — U.S. Covid test makers anticipate layoffs after government … and dismissed 2,000 employees only to hire hundreds back when there was a …
Government job losses are piling up, and it could get worse
https://fortune.com/2020/06/06/government-job-loss-public-workers-unemployment/
Jun 6, 2020 — The overall job losses among public workers have reached more than 1.5 million since March, according to seasonally adjusted federal jobs data …
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
Layoffs and discharges increased in wholesale trade (+24,000) and in federal government (+4,000). (See table 5.) The number of other separations was little …
Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry …
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.t05.htm
(2) The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of total employment .
Government vs. Private Covid Layoffs – WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-vs-private-covid-layoffs-11599606956
Sep 8, 2020 — Private payrolls have fallen 8.3%. State employment has decreased 4.2%, but 94% of these job losses are in education. While 6.2% of local …