Layoff
Cuts 982 jobs
HHS, including the CDC, issued shutdown reduction-in-force notices, some erroneously, and a judge later temporarily blocked such RIFs.
- Our coverage: Judge Blocks Federal Layoffs During Shutdown
Layoffs Tracker
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Layoffs 2025: 10,982 Jobs Cut
Latest announcement (Oct 10, 2025): HHS, including the CDC, issued shutdown reduction-in-force notices, some erroneously, and a judge later temporarily blocked such RIFs. The tracker lists 2 announcements for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since 2025, with 10,982 jobs reported affected. Our coverage: Judge Blocks Federal Layoffs During Shutdown
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at a glance
- Announcements tracked
- 2
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 10,982
- Layoffs
- 2
- Store closures
- 0
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 2 of 2 announcements that state a number.
Latest announcement
2025
2 announcements · 10,982 jobs reported affected
Layoff
Cuts 10,000 jobs
HHS issued reduction-in-force notices to about 10,000 employees as part of a plan to cut roughly 20,000 positions, alongside about 10,000 voluntary separations.
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Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.
Jobs affected are counted only when a source states a number; “Not stated” means none was disclosed. Methodology, sources and how to cite
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