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Justice Department Revises Downward Number of Federal Workers Laid Off Amid Shutdown

The 4,100 layoffs cover only a small part of the federal government’s civilian workforce of about 2 million.
Justice Department Revises Downward Number of Federal Workers Laid Off Amid Shutdown
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Kimberly Hayek
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The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday adjusted its count of federal employee layoffs as a result of the current government shutdown, suggesting that the Trump administration’s prior projections of job cuts was slightly overstated.

According to a court filing by the department, 4,108 federal workers have been relieved of their duty since Oct. 1 at the start of the shutdown. The figure represents a downward revision from last week’s estimate of at least 4,278 in a separate filing.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.