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# FEMA Layoffs 2026: Timeline & Numbers

Latest announcement (Jan 16, 2026): FEMA is reportedly preparing to cut up to half its workforce, mainly by not renewing contracts of thousands of CORE disaster workers, according to internal sources. The tracker lists 1 announcement for FEMA since 2026. Our coverage: [FEMA Plans Major Workforce Cuts Amid Disaster Recovery Challenges](/blog/fema-workforce-cuts-disaster-response)

Last updated Nov 4, 2026

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_From our coverage, Jan 16, 2026: [FEMA Plans Major Workforce Cuts Amid Disaster Recovery Challenges](/blog/fema-workforce-cuts-disaster-response)_

FEMA at a glance

**Announcements tracked**
: 1

**Jobs affected (reported)**
: Not stated

**Layoffs**
: 1

**Store closures**
: 0

**Return-to-office mandates**
: 0

Latest announcement Jan 16, 2026

## 2026

1 announcement

1. Jan 16Jan 16Layoff ### Announces layoffs FEMA is reportedly preparing to cut up to half its workforce, mainly by not renewing contracts of thousands of CORE disaster workers, according to internal sources. - Our coverage:[FEMA Plans Major Workforce Cuts Amid Disaster Recovery Challenges](/blog/fema-workforce-cuts-disaster-response)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/femaworkers.png)

## More FEMA coverage

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- [FEMA Expands Hiring in South Carolina to Enhance Disaster Response](/blog/fema-hiring-south-carolina-opportunities)Nov 20, 2024

## Data and archives

Free to reuse with attribution to Metaintro

Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.

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