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Amazon Plans to Cut 30K Jobs Amid AI Push

Nearly 10% of corporate workforce faces layoffs as automation rises

(Newser) - Amazon is preparing to lay off as many as 30,000 corporate employees starting Tuesday, according to sources cited by Reuters . The move is part of a broader effort to cut costs and address overhiring that occurred during the pandemic's surge in demand. While the cuts represent a small...

Union to Congress: End Shutdown, Pay Workers Now

Union representing 820K workers says shutdown is hurting families

(Newser) - The largest union representing federal workers is urging Congress to end the government shutdown immediately, calling it an "avoidable crisis" that has left hundreds of thousands of families in financial distress. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents around 820,000 federal and Washington, DC, government workers,...

Rivian Slashes 600 Jobs as EV Market Cools

Company cuts costs as incentives disappear

(Newser) - Rivian is reportedly laying off around 4% of its workforce as the electric-vehicle startup looks to rein in costs amid a slowdown in the EV market. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg that the company is cutting at least 600 jobs, mostly in the servicing and sales departments....

Meta Lays Off Hundreds of AI Workers

Zuckerberg's top hires spared as company reshuffles workforce

(Newser) - Meta is laying off around 600 workers from its artificial intelligence division. Chief AI officer Alexandr Wang told employees the cuts will affect teams working on AI products, infrastructure, and long-term research, according to an internal memo seen by the Wall Street Journal . He said the cuts won't impact...

New Nestle CEO Plans 'Ruthless' Job Cuts

Philipp Navratil plans to cut 16K jobs, around 6% of company's global workforce

(Newser) - Nestle is set to cut 16,000 jobs as part of a sweeping restructuring plan under its new CEO, Philipp Navratil, who aims to revive the company's fortunes amid slowing sales and ongoing scandals. The layoffs, which represent about 6% of Nestle's global workforce, will mostly impact white-collar...

Judge Blocks Trump's Government Shutdown Layoffs

She says move has a 'human cost that cannot be tolerated'

(Newser) - President Trump's administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday. US District Judge Susan Illston issued the emergency order after federal agencies on Friday started issuing layoff notices aimed at reducing the size of the federal government....

Trump Administration Laid Off More Than 4K Federal Workers

'It'll be Democrat-oriented,' says President Trump of the agencies affected

(Newser) - A court filing late Friday sheds new details on the latest round of federal layoffs: The Trump administration issued notices to more than 4,100 federal workers, reports NBC News and the Washington Post . One of the agencies hardest hit was Health and Human Services, with up to 1,200...

Elon Musk's X Settles Lawsuit From Ousted Twitter Execs

Settlement follows executives' claims of unpaid severance after takeover

(Newser) - Elon Musk's X Corp has settled a lawsuit with four former top Twitter executives who claimed they were owed $128 million in severance pay after Musk acquired the company and promptly fired them, Reuters reports. The group includes former CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, legal chief Vijaya...

Hollywood Slowdown Squeezes Industry Veterans

Production stalls, layoffs rise, and creative workers scramble for options

(Newser) - Long the epicenter of global entertainment, Los Angeles is now grappling with a production drought so severe that even accomplished industry veterans are struggling to find work—leaving the city's creative heart and economy on uncertain ground. Veterans like animator Brian Mainolfi—who once worked for Disney and...

Some Republicans Question WH Budget Chief's Shutdown Plans

GOP and Democrats spar over blame as layoffs loom

(Newser) - As the government shutdown drags on, Senate Majority Leader John Thune warns Democrats that the real risk may be the unchecked power of White House budget chief Russ Vought, whose aggressive plans could reshape the federal workforce. Thune, not exactly a fan of Vought's "slash-and-burn" approach, told...

White House Making Good on Threat of Shutdown Layoffs

Federal workers and key programs face immediate risk as impasse continues

(Newser) - As threatened by the Trump administration ahead of the government shutdown, federal employees could soon face layoffs as the shutdown continues with no end yet in sight . Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told House Republicans in a conference call Wednesday, the first day of the shutdown,...

Starbucks CEO Announces Another 'Difficult' Move

Company will lay off 900 corporate workers, close some North American stores to invest in its cafes

(Newser) - Starbucks is trimming its corporate ranks again, announcing it will lay off 900 more office workers and shutter some North American stores as part of a broader effort to cut costs and channel investments into its cafes. The cuts, affecting mostly North American staff, come on the heels of...

White House Sends Democrats an 'Extraordinary Ultimatum'

OMB orders agencies to draft plans for permanent job cuts in case of shutdown

(Newser) - Federal agencies are bracing for possible mass layoffs as the White House instructs them to draft permanent firing plans ahead of a potential government shutdown, according to a memo obtained by news outlets. In it, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies to draft "reduction-in-force" (RIF)...

Spirit Airlines to Furlough One-Third of Flight Attendants

Move during bankruptcy will affect 1.8K employees

(Newser) - Spirit Airlines said Monday it plans to furlough about 1,800 flight attendants, representing about one-third of its cabin crew, as the airline seeks to reduce expenses during its second bankruptcy in less than a year. Chief Operating Officer John Bendoraitis outlined the decision in a memo to staff,...

Oil Company Plans to Lay Off Thousands

ConocoPhillips' stock has fallen as it's made efforts to trim expenses

(Newser) - Oil giant ConocoPhillips is planning to lay off up to a quarter of its workforce, amounting to thousands of jobs, as part of broader efforts from the company to cut costs. A spokesperson for ConocoPhillips confirmed the layoffs on Wednesday, noting that 20% to 25% of the company's employees...

Lake Tells 500 VOA Employees They're Laid Off

Administration's effort against news organization has been up against a federal judge

(Newser) - Kari Lake sent layoff notices to 532 employees of Voice of America and its parent agency on Friday night that said they took effect Saturday. Lake, the acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, said the move to initiate a reduction in force is intended to decrease...

Typical Job Hunt Now Tops 10 Weeks
Job Hunts Are Taking Longer
Aug 3, 2025 1:00 PM CDT

Job Hunts Are Taking Longer

Unemployed often are forced to consider lesser positions or retirement

(Newser) - As job openings dry up and companies pull back on hiring, unemployed Americans are facing the longest waits for work in years. New federal data show that more than 1.8 million people have been out of work for at least 27 weeks, the longest period outside the coronavirus...

Mass Layoffs Loom at the State Department
Major Layoffs Begin
at the State Department
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Jul 11, 2025 6:28 AM CDT

Major Layoffs Begin at the State Department

Trump administration sending out 1.3K layoff notices after Supreme Court ruling

(Newser) - The State Department will start firing employees Friday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to trim government ranks, reports the AP . The outlet says the first 1,300 or so layoff notices were going out, including to 1,107 civil servants and 250 foreign service...

NIH Staffers Risk Their Careers With Open Letter

Dozens sign name to letter protesting cuts, and hundreds more sign anonymously

(Newser) - More than 300 current and former National Institutes of Health employees have taken the unusual step of publicly protesting deep funding cuts, staff firings, and "policies that undermine the NIH mission." Details:
  • Read the open letter here . It was sent to NIH director Jay Bhattacharya, health secretary
...

Maker of Pampers, Tide Is Cutting Up to 7K Jobs

Procter & Gamble is restructuring as tariffs raise costs

(Newser) - Procter & Gamble says it will cut up to 7,000 jobs over the next two years. The maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers is implementing a restructuring program at a time when tariffs are raising costs for American companies and consumers are growing anxious about the economy, the...

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