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US Department of Health and Human Services layoffs

We've tracked one US Department of Health and Human Services layoff, in Mar 2025, affecting 10,000 people. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.

People affected

10K

Across tracked announcements

Announcements

1

Mar 2025 → Mar 2025

AI-attributed

0%

Of affected people

Every tracked announcement

  1. −10,000

    Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced 10,000 layoffs across agencies including the FDA, CDC and NIH as part of a restructuring.

    About the figure: Separate from about 10,000 staff who left through buyouts and early retirement; some dismissals were later reversed.

    Source: CNBC

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