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Layoff announcements soar to the highest since 2020 as DOGE slashes federal staff

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U.S. employers announced 172,017 layoffs for February , up 245% from January .

More than one-third of the total came from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's efforts to reduce the federal headcount.

January 's planned reductions brought the total through the first two months of the year to 221,812 .

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