Steep government layoffs driven by DOGE are hitting hard far beyond Washington, especially in cities like Kansas City with thousands of federal workers.

Layoffs announced by U.S. employers surged in March to the highest level since the pandemic recession as the government purged federal workers and contractors to slash spending.

Job cuts more than tripled to 275,240 last month, a surge caused by mass layoffs of government workers by Elon Musk's DOGE.

A new report found that the White House DOGE office was by far the biggest source of layoffs last month.

The number of announced layoffs in March increased 60% month over month, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Federal layoffs made up almost 80% of these cuts. Andy Challenger,

Employees at the Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices that their jobs were being terminated on Tuesday.

The Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the US government amounted to more than 280,000 planned layoffs of federal workers and contractors across 27 agencies over the past two months, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger,

Employees at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta are accusing the Trump administration and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of laying off Black CDC workers at higher rates than other racial demographic groups.