US employers announced the third largest number of dismissal last month as Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) They continued their efforts to reduce the federal labor force, showed new data.
The monthly Challenger report, Grey & Christmas showed that employers announced 275 240 job cuts in March, which is 60% compared to the previous month when 172 017 cuts were announced.
Last month, the reduction increased by 205% compared to March 2024, which was the highest monthly last year.
“Work cut The ads prevailed last month from the Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) to eliminate positions in the federal government. Otherwise it would be a pretty quiet month for dismissal, “said Andrendor, senior vice -president and workplace expert, Grey & Christmas.
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DEGE leader Elon Moscow has led a decrease in a large number of federal jobs. (Photo by Samuel Carum / Getti Image / Getti Image)
Over the past two months, Back to the doge 280 253 federal workers and contractors were linked to 27 agencies, Challenger Tracking reports. There was an additional 4429 job reduction related to the subsequent effect of federal aid and contracts, mainly in non -profit organizations and medical organizations.
Number of job reduction announced in March Pandemic Coranvirus COVID infection When in April 2020 and 397 016, 671,129 reductions were recorded in May 2020.
Challenger began to report job cuts in 1989.
Applications for the Federal Workers’ Job Agency Agency Simited to DOGE
Musk and Dodge have announced the wide cuts of the federal government. (Andrew Harnica / Getti Image / Getti Image)
In the first three months of 2025, employers announced 497 052 dismissal, the highest in connection with the year and quarterly from the first quarter of 2009, when 578,510 reductions were announced.
It is an increase of 93% compared to 257254 cuts announced in the first quarter of 2024, and 227% jump from 152116 job cuts in the previous quarter.
This year, the “impact of DOGE” became the leading cause of job reduction, which is 280 253 reductions – including 216 670 in March. The market and the economic conditions Then there was 47 851 job reduction in the first quarter.
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In addition, hiring plans decreased in March from 34 580 in February to 13198 last month. In the first quarter of 2025, the companies announced plans to hire 53,867 workers – 16% decreased compared to 64 163, announced in the second quarter of 2024.
The first quarter of 2025 is the lowest Q1 since 2012, when 52,540 hire plans were announced.
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2025-04-03 13:56:00
