Business
Southwest Airlines Plans to Cut 15% of Its Work Force
Southwest Airlines on Monday announced plans to cut 15 percent of its work force, the first round of broad layoffs in the airline’s…
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Layoffs and Job Reductions
Politics
Layoffs Begin at Energy Department, Part of Trump Purge
The Energy Department began laying off staff as the Trump administration accelerated sweeping cuts across the government, according to…
Business
Chevron to Lay Off Up to 20% of Staff
Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil and gas company, said on Wednesday that it would lay off as much as 20 percent of its work force, or…
Politics
Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts
The No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health abruptly resigned and retired from government service on Tuesday, in another sign…
Politics
U.S. Hiring Slowed to 143,000 Jobs in January
The pace of hiring slowed slightly in January, signaling more subdued employment growth even as joblessness remained low. A total of…
Culture
Brooklyn Museum Will Lay Off Employees and Scale Back Exhibitions
The Brooklyn Museum said Friday that it would soon cut more than 40 employees — between 10 and 13 percent of its work force — to alleviate…
Business
Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?
Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague…
Politics
Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs Could Hurt Carmakers
Almost all automakers are going to feel a pinch from the new tariffs imposed by President Trump on Saturday on goods imported from Canada,…
Politics
Official Email Urges Federal Workers to Find ‘Higher Productivity’ Jobs
The most challenging day in decades for air traffic controllers, safety inspectors and other Federal Aviation Administration employees…
Politics
Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump
Quietly but unmistakably, the tampons, liners and pads reappeared in many of the men’s bathrooms at Meta’s offices. Days earlier, Mark…
Politics
Shadows of Musk in the Government’s Buyouts Plan
The “Fork in the Road” subject line sent from an email on Tuesday to millions of federal employees may have been puzzling at first. The…
Politics
Trump Fired E.E.O.C. Commissioners in Late-Night Purge
Two of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s three Democratic commissioners said on Tuesday that they had been removed from their…
Politics
CNN Cuts Jobs and Shuffles TV Lineup as It Enters New Trump Era
Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023. Now, he is remaking the network’s TV lineup and its work force.…
News
U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.
For years, as oil and gas companies increased production, they hired lots of workers, enriching communities across the United States. That…
Business
U.S. Employers Add 256,000 Jobs in December
Employers stuck the landing in 2024, finishing the year with a bounce of hiring after a summer slowdown and an autumn marred by…
Business
Port Labor Talks Hinge on Deal on Automation
Ports on the East and Gulf Coasts could close next week if dockworkers and employers cannot overcome their big differences over the use of…
Business
Washington Post Lays Off 4 Percent of Its Work Force
The Washington Post has started laying off roughly 4 percent of its work force, the company said on Tuesday, as the newspaper struggles to…
Lifestyle
What Is (or Was) ‘Perks Culture’?
A deep-tissue massage. Housekeeping and laundry services. A haircut after lunch. For most, that’s a vacation at an all-inclusive resort.…