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Trump’s Government Workforce Purge Could Cost U.S. Economy Up To 1 Million Jobs

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Postal Service federal workers as a share of overall payroll employment has edged up to 1.52% from 1.47%. Net federal hiring outside the postal service totaled 3,700 in January. Economists will be keeping an eye on the data because federal government hiring has been a steady contributor to overall U.S. from late 2000.

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2 Million U.S. Federal Workers Offered 8 Months Of Pay To Quit

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Postal Service. civilian employees, excluding the Postal Service. ” Federal employees could take another job and will continue to accrue retirement benefits through Sept. The unprecedented move comes as Republican President Donald Trump has used his early days in office to shrink, purge and remake the U.S.