DOGE Cuts Lead to Layoff Increase of 205 Percent From Last Year

DOGE Cuts Lead to Layoff Increase of 205 Percent From Last Year

DOGE Cuts Lead to Layoff Increase of 205 Percent From Last Year

Employers in the U.S. laid off 275,240 employees in March, a 60% increase from the previous month and a 205% increase from March 2024, according to a new report Thursday from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Andrew Challenger said the layoffs were dominated by positions in the federal government being eliminated by the Department of Government Efficiency.

“It would have otherwise been a fairly quiet month for layoffs,” Challenger, the senior vice president for Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.

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