The Economic Times

Trump federal employee layoffs: Why are hundreds of fired government workers still unemployed one year after mass probationary firings?

More than 300 fired federal employees across 43 states say the 2025 Trump administration layoffs still haunt their lives. Many remain unemployed after submitting over 100 job applications. Others now earn far lower salaries than their former federal government jobs. The new survey exposes a deep federal workforce crisis, growing mental health struggles, and fears over weakened public agencies. Former workers say the mass probationary employee firings did not just cut jobs. They disrupted careers, financial stability, and trust in the federal system itself.