Federal workforce shrinks by 59,000 jobs with 154,000 on paid leave
Department of Labor reported 59,000 federal jobs eliminated by June 2025 under DOGE initiative, with additional 154,000 employees (6% of 2.3 million civilian workforce) participating in deferred resignation program paying full salary and benefits through September 30, 2025 to accelerate exodus of career officials.
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Sources (4)
- Officially, 59,000 federal jobs are gone under Trump. There's more to the picture (2025-06-04)
- Federal government paying 154,000 people not to work (2025-07-31)
- At least 148,000 federal employees have left government under Trump, good government group reports (2025-08-01)
- Competing numbers emerge on federal workforce reductions (2025-08-04)
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