Many entertainment industry workers have been jobless for months, leading state officials to consider increasing subsidies to keep film and television production in California.
Category: Layoffs and Job Reductions
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Layoffs and Unemployment Grow Among College Graduates
The unemployment rate for college graduates has risen faster than for other workers over the past few years. How worried should they be?
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‘Sesame Street’ Faces Uncertain Future Amid Funding Cuts and Layoffs
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems.
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Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and inspectors.
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Trump Says a Recession Would Be Worth It, but Economists Are Skeptical
President Trump and his advisers say his policies may cause short-term pain but will produce big gains over time. Many economists are skeptical of those arguments.
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As Voice of America Goes Dark, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced by Music
President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster is part of a wider campaign to weaken the news media.
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Left for Dead, the C.F.P.B. Inches Back to Life
Court orders have paused, and at times reversed, the Trump administration’s efforts to shut down the consumer watchdog agency.
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How Trump Cuts Could Change Your Summer Hiking Trip
The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Fish & Wildlife Service manage more public lands than the Parks Service. And their staffs have also been cut.
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Inside Trump’s War on the I.R.S.: Dropped Audits and a Skeleton Staff
President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency.
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Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook
Economic forecasts have deteriorated in recent weeks, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups.