US jobless claims fall last week as layoffs remain low despite global economic uncertaintyJobless claims in the U.S. have decreased, staying within recent years' levels. This comes as the Iran conflict creates global economic wor...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,00 last week but remain within stable range of past few yearsU.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that inject...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
US jobless aid filings fall to 202,000 as layoffs remain low despite uncertainty of Iran warJobless claims in the U.S. decreased last week. Layoffs remain low even as the job market cools and energy prices climb due to the Iran war...
02 Apr, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
After Elon Musk's cost-cutting blitz, Trump administration rehires hundreds of laid-off employeesThe General Services Administration is asking hundreds of employees to return. These employees lost their jobs due to cost-cutting measures...
24 Sep, 2025, 06.17 AM IST
US added 228,000 jobs in March as economy showed strength in buildup to Trump trade warsU.S. employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs in March with the unemployment rate slightly up to 4.2%. The hiring numbers were the highest...
04 Apr, 2025, 06.44 PM IST
Trump takes challenge to judge's federal worker rehiring order to Supreme CourtPresident Trump’s administration is seeking Supreme Court intervention against a judge's order to reinstate thousands of probationary feder...
24 Mar, 2025, 08.41 PM IST
Trump administration reinstating 24,500 fired workers after court orderThe Trump administration has admitted to firing nearly 25,000 recently hired federal employees, complying with a judge's ruling that termed...
18 Mar, 2025, 07.22 PM IST
US judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workersThe ruling made by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco during a hearing applies to the U.S. Department of Defense, Departmen...
14 Mar, 2025, 07.52 AM IST
US employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month though unemployment up to 4.1%U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs last month, and despite an unemployment rate rise to 4.1%, the job market remains resilient. However, wit...
07 Mar, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
Layoffs in USA: What do we know about job cuts by Trump administration, other firms?Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for layoffs, which have remained mostly in a range between 200,000 and 250,...
06 Mar, 2025, 09.01 PM IST
Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawfulA federal judge in San Francisco found the mass firings of probationary employees likely unlawful and granted temporary relief to labor uni...
28 Feb, 2025, 06.36 AM IST
Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s latest email signals an 'aggressive' government micro-management. Federal agencies push backIn an unprecedented move, Elon Musk and President Donald Trump mandated federal employees to report their weekly accomplishments or face te...
23 Feb, 2025, 06.05 PM IST
FDA staff reviewing Musk's Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources sayApproximately 20 FDA employees reviewing Neuralink's brain implant applications were dismissed amid a federal workforce purge. The cuts, at...
18 Feb, 2025, 07.15 AM IST
‘Back to office or you’re fired!’: Donald Trump issues final warning to federal employeesThe Trump administration has introduced a policy requiring federal employees to return to in-person work by 6 February 2025 or opt for a vo...
30 Jan, 2025, 08.46 AM IST
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of governmentThe Trump administration is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week. This move aims to shrink th...
29 Jan, 2025, 08.05 PM IST
Explainer: Will Twitter layoffs violate U.S. law?Twitter Inc has begun laying off employees under its new owner, Elon Musk. The San Francisco-based social media giant is expected to termin...
05 Nov, 2022, 07.16 PM IST
- Citigroup used recession to fire women: Lawsuit
A new lawsuit accuses Citigroup of using companywide layoffs during the recent financial turmoil to purge its workforce of scores of female...
14 Oct, 2010, 02.10 AM IST