Jobs Report Suggests DOGE Efforts Reduced Federal Workforce by 216,000 Employees in March

So far this year, the government has cut 279,445 jobs, an increase of 672 percent from the first quarter of 2024.

AP/Jose Luis Magana
Elon Musk sporting a T-shirt that reads 'DOGE.' AP/Jose Luis Magana

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has already cut a sizable chunk of the roughly 3 million-strong federal workforce, slashing more than 216,000 government jobs in March alone, according to a new report.

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