DIThe Distraction Index

#layoffs

10 events across 8 weeks

4Damage
2Hype
4Noise
21.4Avg Dmg
22.7Avg Hype
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
NOISE2026-07-14
Meta Faces Lawsuit Over AI-Driven Layoffs Targeting Protected Workers
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
1.1
Hype
14.5
WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2
HYPE2026-04-22
Federal Workers Displaced by DOGE Cuts Still Struggling
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
45.8
WEEK 28Jul 6 – 12
NOISE2025-07-12
State Department Lays Off Over 1,300 Employees
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
13.4
Hype
22.4
WEEK 26Jun 22 – 28
DMG2025-06-22
Voice of America Mass Layoffs Eliminate 85% of Workforce
Personnel Capturefederal · moderate
Damage
48.3
Hype
24.2
WEEK 23Jun 1 – 7
DMG2025-06-07
Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Intervention on Education Department Layoffs
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
28.1
Hype
15.9
WEEK 17Apr 20 – 26
NOISE2025-04-26
US Judge Skeptical of Trump Education Department Layoffs Defense
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
17.4
Hype
23.4
WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5
DMG2025-04-05
IRS Layoffs and Civil Rights Office Closure
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
49.0
Hype
21.1
HYPE2025-04-05
DOGE Cuts at Rocky Mountain Laboratory
Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow
Damage
14.5
Hype
27.6
DMG2025-04-05
Energy Department Considers 40% of Staff Nonessential
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
41.9
Hype
28.7
WEEK 9Feb 23 – Mar 1
NOISE2025-03-01
Shipyard Workers Appeal to White House Over Layoffs
federal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
3.3