The national hiring rate has stalled at 3.2%, levels not seen in two decades. Former federal workers who took a deferred resignation say the job market is brutal.

After struggling to find a job for 14 months, freelance writer Michael Stahl got an federal job offer in February — then it was rescinded in March.

The federal government initiated a shutdown at midnight Oct. 1, closing hundreds of offices, putting hundreds of thousands of workers on furlough, and forcing others to work without pay. While ...

On his quest to dramatically shrink the federal workforce, President Trump has tried many things. Through his Office of Personnel Management, he invited just about the entire 2 million-plus civilian ...

Some 100,000 federal workers came off the government’s payroll this week, the latest bit of unwelcome news for the softening U.S. labor market.The departures coincide with the government shutdown, ...

A former federal worker had been working as a designer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for five years when a 5:30 a.m. email put the kibosh on her government career. She ...

Trump administration plans to cut 300,000 federal jobs by 2025 Northern Virginia home to 175,000 federal workers, most in U.S. Contractors freeze hiring as contracts stall, sparking layoffs In early ...

WHEATON, Md. (7News) — The State of Maryland has launched the Federal Emergency Loan Program, which provides a $700 interest-free loan to federal workers who face financial hardship due to the loss of ...

Becoming a federal prosecutor was a longtime professional dream for Erika Evans, one she achieved nearly four years ago. But Evans soured on her job as an assistant US attorney in Seattle this year ...

The headcount reduction by the federal government reached 97,000 since January, including a further reduction of 3,000 civilian employees in September.

A typical morning in Taylor’s house includes getting breakfast for his toddler before rushing to his federal job. But first, there’s drop off at daycare. Taylor lives and works in the Southeast, but ...