OPM Director Scott Kupor declined to release agency-by-agency headcount targets, but he confirmed that OPM will publish the figures later. In the meantime, federal agencies are preparing proposals for further workforce reductions, which will be submitted to White House Budget Director.

Trump administration plans 300,000 federal job cuts in 2025

Employers in the United States (US) added just 12,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent last month, according to data shared by the Labor Department on Friday (Nov 1).

US employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, unemployment rate remained at 4.1% last month

Wall Street ended mixed on Friday, as optimism from a surge in January US job growth was offset by a weaker-than-expected outlook from Amazon that battered retail stocks.

Amazon jitters offset upbeat jobs data on Wall Street

Ukraine warns of threat of 'full-scale war' with Russia Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday warned of the threat of "full-scale war" and said Russia had sharply increased its military presence on their shared border as tensions escalate between the ex-Soviet neighbours.

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Trump administration plans 300,000 federal job cuts in 2025

US employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, unemployment rate remained at 4.1% last month

Amazon jitters offset upbeat jobs data on Wall Street

News brief: Big stories of the day