Thousands of federal workers have been laid off or issued immediate termination notifications as part of the Trump administration’s plan to cut spending and downsize the federal government. In recent months, however, hundreds of employees have had their firings rescinded or, in some departments, paused by court orders, though a recent Supreme Court ruling sided with President Donald Trump and allowed the firings for more than a dozen agencies to resume. At the end of last week, the State Department was one of those agencies, laying off roughly 9% of their workforce.
CNN is tracking the evolving situation at federal offices in Washington and across the United States. Earlier this week, the Department of Veterans Affairs walked back its plans to conduct mass layoffs, so it is no longer included in the tracker below. This page will be updated as new reporting becomes available.
Here is what we know about the cuts so far, by select federal departments and agencies:
This story has been updated with additional information.
Methodology | CNN talked to federal agencies and impacted workers directly, analyzed dozens of statements and internal memos from government officials and evaluated additional reporting from Associated Press, NPR, Politico, New York Times, ABC News and Reuters to determine the approximate number of workers impacted from federal departments and agencies. These numbers are subject to change based on updated figures from government officials and various media reports. In some instances, data includes announced firings, reports of announced firings or reinstated positions. For this project, CNN is not tracking federal workers placed on administrative leave or those who take voluntary buyouts. If data for the subagencies of a Cabinet-level department are included above, the parent department is excluded, except for State and USAID, which appear separately and their counts are distinct because the firings happened before their official merger of July 1, 2025.
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