Jobs & Unemployment

Feb. 26 marks the 106th anniversary of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon as a national park, but park-goers are worried after the Trump administration’s decision to cut 1,000 jobs from the national park service's staff.

Layoffs at the federal government are impacting employees right here in Arizona, including a handful of staff at the VA hospital in central Phoenix. "It was a punch in the gut. I cried. It’s been hard."

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order directing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to review federal spending, scrutinize contracts, and eliminate waste.

Despite many minimum-wage workers living in apartments with below-average rents, they’re still spending more than 30% of their income on housing.

Many companies, including Starbucks and Chevron, have already announced layoffs this year.

The flag was displayed over El Capitan in Yosemite National Park over the weekend.

Arizona was front and center during a half-trillion dollar announcement from Apple on Monday. The tech giant is spending big on advanced manufacturing in the U.S., and we're learning more about the role Arizona will play in this historic announcement.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have presided over thousands of federal job cuts impacting most of the nation. Now, former government workers are looking for new jobs.

The Trump administration moved its fast-paced dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development toward what appeared to be its final phases, telling all but a fraction of staffers worldwide that they were on leave as of Monday and notifying at least 1,600 of the U.S.-based staffers they were being fired.

The move comes as dozens of other private companies have announced layoffs so far in 2025, in addition to thousands of positions being affected within the federal government.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced a new deadline for federal employees as the Trump administration and Elon Musk say they're taking swift action against federal waste.

'Burrito Season' tends to be Chipotle's busiest period.

The Trump administration is working to “rectify" the termination of several employees over the weekend that were working to combat bird flu, the agency said.

The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could come as soon as this week.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to lose nearly 1,300 probationary employees—about 10% of its workforce—as part of a broader federal decision to remove all probationary employees from the agency.

A federal judge has cleared the way for President Donald Trump's deferred resignation program aimed at downsizing the federal workforce.

California is fining Tesla $13,000 for violating labor laws at the Fremont plant.

Tech and social media giant Meta is laying off thousands of workers in an effort to push productivity upward.

The U.S. economy added jobs at a slower pace than expected in January, as the Federal Reserve remains in a holding pattern for interest rate cuts as it evaluates the labor market and inflation data.