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Who is being laid off amid the government shutdown?

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Federal workers across several agencies are being laid off amid the government shutdown, with over 4,000 employees receiving notices. Some are informed they will be terminated in 60 days. The IRS is furloughing over 34,000 employees, and both essential and non-essential workers are affected, including those in air traffic control and other federal services.

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Mass layoffs begin as shutdown stretches into second week

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  • Federal government begins issuing layoff notices to over 4,000 employees as shutdown continues. 6s
  • White House uses layoffs to pressure congressional Democrats to end the shutdown. 22s
  • Senate Minority Leader Schumer calls the layoffs deliberate chaos; lawmakers remain at an impasse. 32s
  • Trump administration confirms layoffs will be targeted and attributes shutdown to Democrats. 1m 38s
  • US escalates trade war with China by imposing a 100 percent tariff and canceling a meeting with President Xi. 2m 15s
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Mass layoffs begin as shutdown stretches into second week
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CBS America
5 hours ago
Mass layoffs begin as shutdown stretches into second week

More than 4,000 employees across several agencies will receive layoff notices as the shutdown continues.

Federal workers start receiving layoff notices amid shutdown
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CBS America
19 hours ago
Federal workers start receiving layoff notices amid shutdown

Significant reductions from several agencies are confirmed, with some federal workers notified they will be fired in 60 days.

U.S. shutdown expected to stretch into third week
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Scripps Local
1 day ago
U.S. shutdown expected to stretch into third week

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are either furloughed or working without pay, including essential services like air traffic control.

How the government shutdown impacts the U.S. economy
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CBS America
2 days ago
How the government shutdown impacts the U.S. economy

The IRS plans to furlough more than 34,000 employees, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers are going without pay.

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