I.R.S. to Begin Laying Off Roughly 6,000 Employees on Thursday
The terminations will target relatively recent hires at the I.R.S., which the Biden administration had attempted to revitalize.
IRS laying off around 6,000 employees, primarily impacting new hires: Reports
Probationary employees, who have worked at the IRS for less than one or two years, will be primarily impacted by the layoffs, Reuters reported. The Trump administration has launched sweeping layoffs across the federal government for these new hires, who typically receive less protections than their colleagues with a longer tenure.
Federal employee layoffs impact Mainers
The Trump administration is laying off thousands of federal employees across the country, in an effort to make the federal government smaller. Some of those cuts are landing here in Maine. Portland resident Hannah Reidel worked in the Public Health Associate Program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
IRS starts employee layoffs amid federal workforce purge
About 7,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs at the tax agency, according to a person familiar with the decision.
About 6,000 IRS employees laid off as Trump continues federal workforce purge
Thousands of IRS employees were laid off, primarily affecting President Biden's expansion hires aimed at tax enforcement on wealthy taxpayers.
IRS Fires 6,000 Employees as Trump Slashes US Government
A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that would eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
IRS starts mass layoffs, with 7,000 expected to lose their jobs
About 7,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs at the tax agency, according to a person familiar with the decision.
Thousands of layoffs expected to start hitting the IRS on Thursday
The DOGE-driven job cuts are coming in the midst of the tax filing season, and some tax industry professionals fear disruptions.
US IRS to Start Laying off 6,000 Employees on Thursday, NYT Reports
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will begin laying off about 6,000 employees on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the plans. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.
Denver workers lose jobs as part of sweeping nationwide layoffs at IRS
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Kansas City IRS workers brace for mass layoff. Union fears 1,000 workers will be cut
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Trump layoff plan gets reprieve
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Judge won't block Trump's mass firings in loss for federal workers unions
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Where Federal Workers Are Being Laid Off
Reportedly the biggest layoff of probationary federal workers so far under new Trump administration orders is underway today at the Internal Revenue Service.
IRS laying off 7,000 probationary workers in the middle of tax season
The IRS has roughly 90,000 employees total across the United States, according to the latest IRS data. Racial minorities make ...
Southwest Airlines is cutting 15% of its workforce in its first-ever mass layoff. Read the CEO's full memo to employees.
Southwest Airlines on Monday announced its first mass layoff, saying it would cut about 1,750 employees in a bid to boost ...
Southwest Airlines laying off 1,750 corporate workers in cost-saving effort
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is cutting 15% of its corporate staff, the company announced Monday. The layoffs amount to ...
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119 employees laid off at auto transport company near Lansing
Jack Cooper LLC announced it has terminated operations at its Dimondale facility, located at 9151 Billwood Highway, near ...