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#layoffs
8 events across 6 weeks
4
Damage
1
Distraction
3
Noise
26.6
Avg A
20.8
Avg B
WEEK 28
Jul 6 – 12
NOISE
2025-07-12
State Department Lays Off Over 1,300 Employees
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
A
13.4
B
22.4
WEEK 26
Jun 22 – 28
DMG
2025-06-22
Voice of America Mass Layoffs Eliminate 85% of Workforce
Personnel Capture
federal · moderate
A
48.3
B
24.2
WEEK 23
Jun 1 – 7
DMG
2025-06-07
Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Intervention on Education Department Layoffs
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
28.1
B
15.9
WEEK 17
Apr 20 – 26
NOISE
2025-04-26
US Judge Skeptical of Trump Education Department Layoffs Defense
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
A
17.4
B
23.4
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
DMG
2025-04-05
IRS Layoffs and Civil Rights Office Closure
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
A
49.0
B
21.1
DIST
2025-04-05
DOGE Cuts at Rocky Mountain Laboratory
Resource Reallocation
single state · narrow
A
14.5
WEEK 9
Feb 23 – Mar 1
NOISE
2025-03-01
Shipyard Workers Appeal to White House Over Layoffs
federal · narrow
A
0.0
B
3.3
B
27.6
DMG
2025-04-05
Energy Department Considers 40% of Staff Nonessential
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
41.9
B
28.7