Jobless Claims by US Federal Workers Surge After Firings
- Trump administration has been terminating federal employees
- Overall applications last week rose to highest level this year
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Applications for unemployment benefits filed by federal employees almost tripled last week as the impact of the Trump administration’s firings start to appear, according to Department of Labor data posted Thursday.
There were 1,624 initial claims filed nationwide in the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program for the week ended Feb. 22, up from 614 the previous week, data posted on the Department of Labor’s website shows.