Layoffs spiked by 205% last month to third-highest ever recorded, fueled by DOGE mass firings
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Layoffs across the U.S. surged 205% in March when compared with a year earlier, with last month's 275,240 job cuts fueled by widespread firings engineered by billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. March's layoffs represent the third-highest monthly total ever recorded, Challenger said.
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Main Idea: U.S. layoffs jumped sharply in March, with Elon Musk’s DOGE-driven federal job cuts helping push the total to the third-highest monthly level ever recorded.
Key Points:
- Employers announced 275,240 job cuts in March, up 205% from a year earlier, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
- More than 216,000 of those cuts were in government jobs, much of it tied to DOGE actions.
- The Social Security Administration and the IRS were among the agencies hit, and service delays are already being reported.
- Hiring plans are also slowing, and economists expect a softer March jobs report with a slightly higher unemployment rate.
Impact on the People
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DOGE-led federal layoffs could mean slower Social Security and IRS service, more wait times for taxpayers and beneficiaries, and weaker job security for workers and contractors.
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