Recent News and Discussions About Government Worker 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 …
Rapid Response Services – US Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/layoffs
Rapid Response for Laid-Off Workers who have been displaced. Access a comprehensive range of direct services, benefits, training opportunities, and income …
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 …
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 …
Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry …
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.t05.htm
Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1). Industry and region, Levels (in thousands), Rates(2).
Mass Layoff Statistics Home Page – Bureau of Labor Statistics
https://www.bls.gov/mls/
Extended mass layoff numbers (issued quarterly) are from a subset of such establishments—where private sector nonfarm employers indicate that 50 or more 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 …
Government vs. Private Covid Layoffs – WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-vs-private-covid-layoffs-11599606956
Sep 8, 2020 — Government added 344,000 jobs for the month, and 238,000 of those were temporary Census workers . But dig into the bowels of the Labor Department …
This is a great time to be a government worker – Boston Herald
Jul 12, 2020 — The one major exception has been the United States federal government , which has had virtually no layoffs since the start of the year. Since …