How the Trump and DOGE terminations — perhaps the biggest job cuts in history — may affect the economy

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How the Trump and DOGE terminations — perhaps the biggest job cuts in history — may affect the economy

The Trump administration’s purge of federal workers may ultimately amount to the biggest job cut in U.S. history, which is likely to have ramifications for the economy, especially at the local level, according to economists.

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According to economists, the purge of federal employees carried out by the Trump administration may end up representing the biggest job cuts in U.S. history, which will likely have ramifications for the economy, especially at the local level. The White House, with the help of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Governmental Efficiency, has fired or offered compensation to workers across the federal government, the country’s largest employer. Alt…