The federal government employed over 3 million Americans at the start of 2025, but that is rapidly changing under the Trump administration. So far cuts have impacted more men than women, and have been largely — but not exclusively — concentrated in the states and metro areas around Washington, D.C. The latest data show more federal job losses in May than in previous months this year.


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