Tech might be the face of layoffs, but in 2025, it's the federal government racking up the body count.

Layoff Numbers Speak For Themselves

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DOGE Layoffs Easily Outnumber Tech

Unlike tech's boom-bust cycle, this appears to be methodical. DOGE has trimmed 27.3% of the Departments of Health and Human Services, 23.5% of Transportation and 13.3% of Defense. The Treasury Department, Housing and Urban Development and State Department got off lightly – for now – with cuts under 3%.

Tech is downsizing – but the government is undergoing a sweeping, department-wide shake-up.

Back in Silicon Valley, Intel leads the layoffs, slashing 37,000 jobs in two rounds. Meta's downsizing continues with a fresh 3,600 cut in February. Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ:TSLA) April 2024 layoff of 14,000 now looks like old news.

But here's the twist: While tech layoffs tend to spark investor optimism and stock bumps, the DOGE-driven purge may have the opposite effect – slower bureaucratic throughput, reduced regulatory oversight and mounting labor tension.

And yet, the headlines? All about tech.

The takeaway: The bigger workforce upheaval is happening in D.C., not Silicon Valley.

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