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The Federal Work Force Cuts So Far, Agency by Agency [1]

['Elena Shao', 'Ashley Wu']

Date: 2025-03-28

The Federal Work Force Cuts So Far, Agency by Agency

April 8, 2025: The Supreme Court blocked a ruling from a federal judge in California that had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary federal workers.

Confirmed cuts * At least 56,230 Employees who took buyouts About 75,000 More planned reductions At least 146,320

Tens of thousands of employees across the federal government have left their jobs, been put on leave or been fired as a part of the government-gutting initiative of the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk. Federal agencies have been directed to make plans to reduce their work forces even further.

Confirmed reduction so far, by agency U.S. Agency for International Development More than 99% Voice of America (U.S. Agency for Global Media) More than 99% Education 46% Health and Human Services 24% Energy 13% Internal Revenue Service (Treasury) 13% Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 12% National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Commerce) 11% Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 10% National Science Foundation 10% + Show more Note: Offices or agencies with less than 200 employees at the beginning of the year are not shown here.

Based on the latest available information, reductions could affect at least 12 percent of the 2.4 million civilian federal workers — a number that could grow as more of the agencies’ plans come into focus.

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency — created by executive order — has circumvented a Republican-controlled Congress, which has chosen not to check its authority. Still, it has been subject to frequent legal challenges, and many of those fired so far have been reinstated and put on paid leave, following court orders.

No official tally of cuts to the federal work force exists. Here are the layoffs, buyouts taken and planned reductions, by agency, that The New York Times has confirmed through verified sources within federal agencies, court filings and press and public statements.

Agriculture Reduction so far: 6% Confirmed cuts * About 5,700 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Reduction so far: 11% Total planned reduction: 19% Confirmed cuts * About 800 Confirmed buyouts About 500 More planned reductions More than 1,000 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reduction so far: 12% Total planned reduction: 64% Confirmed cuts * At least 210 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Up to 900 Defense Reduction so far: 2% Total planned reduction: 6% Confirmed cuts * About 10 Confirmed buyouts About 21,000 More planned reductions Up to 39,000 Education Reduction so far: 46% Total planned reduction: 46% Confirmed cuts * About 1,380 Confirmed buyouts About 570 More planned reductions Unknown Energy Reduction so far: 13% Confirmed cuts * Up to 1,000 Confirmed buyouts About 1,000 More planned reductions Unknown Environmental Protection Agency Reduction so far: 3% Total planned reduction: 10% Confirmed cuts * At least 560 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions At least 1,150 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Reduction so far: 10% Confirmed cuts * About 160 Confirmed buyouts About 500 More planned reductions Unknown General Services Administration Reduction so far: 3% Confirmed cuts * At least 360 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Health and Human Services Reduction so far: 24% Total planned reduction: 24% Confirmed cuts and buyouts * About 20,000 More planned reductions Unknown Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Reduction so far: More than 99% Confirmed cuts * About 150 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Two ombudsman offices Reduction so far: More than 99% Confirmed cuts Up to 160 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Federal Emergency Management Agency Reduction so far: 4% Confirmed cuts At least 140 Confirmed buyouts More than 800 More planned reductions Unknown Transportation Security Administration Reduction so far: Less than 1% Confirmed cuts About 240 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Other Homeland Security agencies Confirmed cuts * About 170 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Housing and Urban Development Reduction so far: 4% Total planned reduction: 14% Confirmed cuts * At least 310 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions At least 930 Institute of Museum and Library Services Reduction so far: More than 99% Total planned reduction: More than 99% Confirmed cuts 70 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Interior Reduction so far: 3% Confirmed cuts * About 1,880 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Justice Reduction so far: Less than 1% Confirmed cuts * At least 60 Confirmed buyouts At least 80 More planned reductions Unknown Labor Reduction so far: 1% Confirmed cuts * About 170 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown NASA Reduction so far: Less than 1% Confirmed cuts About 20 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown National Endowment for the Humanities Reduction so far: 78% Total planned reduction: 78% Confirmed cuts About 140 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown National Science Foundation Reduction so far: 10% Confirmed cuts * About 170 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown National Security Council Agency size is not known Confirmed cuts * About 160 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Small Business Administration Reduction so far: 5% Total planned reduction: 46% Confirmed cuts * About 300 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions About 2,700 Social Security Administration Reduction so far: 5% Total planned reduction: 17% Confirmed cuts At least 190 Confirmed buyouts At least 2,860 More planned reductions About 7,000 State Reduction so far: Less than 1% Confirmed cuts About 60 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Transportation Reduction so far: 1% Confirmed cuts * About 780 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Treasury Internal Revenue Service Reduction so far: 13% Total planned reduction: 25% Confirmed cuts * About 7,320 Confirmed buyouts Up to 5,000 More planned reductions Up to 12,740 Other Treasury Department agencies Confirmed cuts * About 300 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown U.S. Agency for Global Media Voice of America Reduction so far: More than 99% Total planned reduction: More than 99% Confirmed cuts * About 1,300 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown U.S. Agency for International Development Reduction so far: More than 99% Total planned reduction: More than 99% Confirmed cuts * About 10,000 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Unknown Veterans Affairs Reduction so far: Less than 1% Total planned reduction: 17% Confirmed cuts * About 1,960 Confirmed buyouts Unknown More planned reductions Up to 80,900

Notes and Methodology The figures above are most likely an undercount. Agencies that have let go of an unspecified number of employees are not reflected here. Outside of the general effort to shrink the size of the federal work force and gut diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Mr. Trump has also targeted specific individuals at a number of independent agencies, many of which are also not reflected here. Most federal agencies have not made verified numbers public, and no centralized database of confirmed figures exists. As a result, The New York Times compiled data from sources within the federal agencies, court documents and press statements. Confirmed cuts: The number of federal workers who have been sent termination notices, fired, laid off, placed on administrative leave, sent home or who were told to halt work, regardless of subsequent reinstatements because of court order or agency reversals. Confirmed buyouts: In February, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said that about 75,000 workers across departments had accepted deferred resignation offers. Confirmed buyouts shown here do not reflect that entire total, and they are shown only when information about the number of buyouts at a particular agency level is known. More planned reductions: Can include a combination of buyouts, firings and layoffs. In some cases, the breakdown between the three categories was not specified. To determine the amount of the proposed reduction in each agency or subagency’s work force, The Times compiled these numbers into a database alongside data on agency size, as of September 2024, from the O.P.M. database on federal employment. More recent numbers on agency sizes were used where available.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/28/us/politics/trump-doge-federal-job-cuts.html

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