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#layoffs

9 events across 7 weeks

4Damage

2Hype

3Noise

23.6Avg Dmg

23.6Avg Hype

WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2

Federal Workers Displaced by DOGE Cuts Still Struggling

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate

WEEK 28Jul 6 – 12

NOISE2025-07-12

State Department Lays Off Over 1,300 Employees

Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow

WEEK 26Jun 22 – 28

Voice of America Mass Layoffs Eliminate 85% of Workforce

Personnel Capturefederal · moderate

WEEK 23Jun 1 – 7

Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Intervention on Education Department Layoffs

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate

WEEK 17Apr 20 – 26

NOISE2025-04-26

US Judge Skeptical of Trump Education Department Layoffs Defense

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5

IRS Layoffs and Civil Rights Office Closure

Resource Reallocationfederal · broad

DOGE Cuts at Rocky Mountain Laboratory

Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow

WEEK 9Feb 23 – Mar 1

NOISE2025-03-01

Shipyard Workers Appeal to White House Over Layoffs

federal · narrow

Damage

14.5

Hype

27.6

Energy Department Considers 40% of Staff Nonessential

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate