Laying off scores of federal workers may be part of "extraordinary steps" that will be taken soon, Vance said on the first day of the shutdown

Federal employees can expect layoffs by the end of the week, according to senior Trump administration officials. In a private call Wednesday with members of the GOP, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought announced that “consequential” layoffs will begin in “a day or two,” reported NOTUS’s Reese Gorman.

Paycom on Wednesday announced layoffs amid the company's ongoing automation strategy and artificial intelligence technologies.

According to the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity, Arizona’s economy added 38,500 jobs in the 12-month period that ended in August 2025.

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s planned global job cuts will affect as much as 15% of its Singapore workforce by the end of 2027, according to a statement from the company.

Mich., discusses the reason behind the shutdown and responds to Sen. Chuck Schumer's, D-N.Y., claim that Democrats made an effort to reach a deal on the budget 'for months.'

So far, at least 18 layoffs have been announced in Indiana, including on a statewide reporting team and at Evansville's WNIN and South Bend's WNIT.

US job openings were little changed in August while hiring was subdued, suggesting gradually ebbing demand for workers.