Layoff history

U.S. Department of Education layoffs

2 announcements tracked1,780 jobs affected (reported)

  1. Layoff

    Cuts 465 jobs

    Education Department employees received reduction-in-force notices during the shutdown; a federal judge later temporarily blocked such RIFs.

  2. LayoffWashington, DC, United States

    Cuts 1,315 jobs

    The Department of Education announced a reduction in force, sending termination notices to 1,315 employees as part of a plan to halve its workforce. Affected employees were told to work from home until March 21.