An advertisement seeking to recruit federal workers to New York state government jobs at Union Station in Washington, DC, in March.
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Local Governments Vie for Fired Federal Workers
State, county and city governments are eager to hire former federal agency staffers targeted in DOGE cuts. But matching worker skills to local needs is a challenge.
The purging of the federal workforce by the Trump administration and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency will hit the economies of cities and towns across the US. Tens of thousands of workers have been dismissed or placed on leave, others have left their jobs via buyouts, and more than 175,000 layoffs are in the works.
But for local governments, the firing spree could represent a hiring opportunity.