IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired, ...
Trump can continue mass firings despite disruption and chaos, US judge rules
The Trump administration can continue its mass firings of federal employees for now, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, ...
US agency staff told not to speak with Congress, lawmaker says
Staff at the U.S. farm, environment and interior agencies have been instructed by the Trump administration not to speak with ...
For fired US federal workers, legal protections offer little recourse
U.S. government employees who lose their jobs in President Donald Trump's ongoing purge of the federal workforce and bring ...
US labor market stable; hit from federal government belt tightening awaited
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the ...
US Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Slightly
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 219,000 for the week ended February 15, ...
US labor market stable, disruptions feared from federal government layoffs
States like California and Texas also have a large presence of federal workers, who are also spread around the country. So far, all is calm in the labor market. Unadjusted claims declined 10,118 to ...