Agency / Unit Approximate # Fired % of Agency Workforce Notes / Context
USAID ~10,000 ~85% Nearly entire direct-hire staff dismissed; only a few hundred retained. Wikipedia
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ~1,500 ~20% Major reduction of term and temp workers. Wikipedia
USDA (Agriculture Department) ~5,600 ~11% Cuts across research, conservation, and headquarters roles. Wikipedia
Department of the Interior / Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ~2,300 ~7% Included ~800 BLM staff. Wikipedia
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) ~3,400 ~6% Probationary and non-career employees terminated. Wikipedia
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ~1,300 ~5% Disease surveillance and reporting staff fired; some rehired later. The Guardian
National Park Service (NPS) ~1,000 ~4% Operations and maintenance roles cut nationwide. Wikipedia
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ~6,000–7,000 ~4% Probationary and processing staff terminated. Wikipedia
National Institutes of Health (NIH) ~1,200 ~3% Research and administrative staff reduced. Wikipedia
Department of Energy / NNSA ~1,200 ~3% Included National Nuclear Security Administration positions. Wikipedia
Department of State (including Foreign Service) ~1,300 ~2% Mid-year dismissals of civil and foreign service employees. Wikipedia
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) ~400 ~2% Staff cuts within the Department of Energy. Wikipedia
Department of Defense (civilian staff) ~5,400 ~1.5% Non-career and probationary workers affected. Wikipedia
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ~400 ~1% Support staff reductions; air-traffic controllers unaffected. Wikipedia
Inspectors General (various agencies) 17 <1% 17 federal Inspectors General were dismissed in January; some terminations ruled unlawful. Wikipedia
Other agencies (EPA, HUD, DHS, GSA, FEMA, CISA, etc.) Various N/A Scattered smaller layoffs and contract terminations. Wikipedia
Shutdown-related terminations (October 2025) 4,108 ~0.2% (federal total) Across HHS, Treasury, HUD, CDC, and more during the 2025 shutdown. Reuters

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