Mar 11 1,300 Education Department employees will be laid off By Collin Binkley, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 3:58 Trump and Musk preview more cuts to federal workforce in first Cabinet meeting By Lisa Desjardins At the White House Wednesday morning, President Trump convened the very first Cabinet meeting of his second administration. In an hour-plus question and answer with reporters, Trump did most of the talking. But there was one figure there who didn’t… Continue watching
Feb 24 Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees with intent to ‘operate more efficiently’ By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations. Continue reading
Feb 23 Trump administration moves ahead with firing 2,000 USAID workers, with thousands more put on leave By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff positions. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 3:43 The potential national and global impact of USAID’s closure By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The U.S. agency tasked with overseeing foreign aid is put on the chopping block with potential risks for national security. Lisa Desjardins reports on the mass layoffs within the U.S. foreign aid program and the possible effects here and abroad. Continue watching
Dec 03 U.S. job openings rose in October but hiring slowed, in a mixed picture for the labor market By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The increase suggests that job gains could pick up in the coming months, but the latest figure is down significantly from 8.7 million job postings a year ago. Continue reading
Sep 04 Labor report paints mixed picture, showing U.S. job openings fell in July while hiring rose By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Wednesday's figures indicate that fewer companies are seeking to add workers despite recent data showing that consumer spending is still growing. Continue reading
Apr 04 Number of Americans applying for jobless benefits ticks up, but layoffs remain low By Matt Ott, Associated Press Weekly unemployment claims are considered a proxy for the number of U.S. layoffs in a given week. Continue reading
Feb 29 U.S. applications for jobless benefits rise but remain historically low despite recent layoffs By Matt Ott, Associated Press In total, 1.9 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits during the week that ended Feb. 17, up 45,000 from the previous week and the most since November. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 8:34 A look at the regional theaters fighting to save their historic art form By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Regional theater has been a glory of the American cultural scene for many decades, bringing great plays and musicals to audiences in cities all across the country. But the pandemic and a host of other societal shifts have led to… Continue watching