federal workers

Guest host Farai Chideya examines Maryland's tough labor outlook with Labor Secretary Portia Wu. She also speaks with two economists about unemployment trends, and how layoffs disproportionately affect Black women, and a career counsellor helping job-seekers keep hope alive.

The change impacts work/life balance and traffic.

The jobs lost in Maryland represent roughly eight percent of all federal position eliminations since the beginning of the Trump administration.

1.4 million federal workers are without a paycheck after Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s measure failed to receive a vote on the Senate floor Thursday.

That revenue could be lost if the Trump administration denies back pay to federal workers, but Congress is fighting back.

Federal workers, facing layoffs, accuse the Trump Administration of risking public safety by slashing staff.

The federal government is the biggest employer in the state.

Cuts by the Trump Administration have eliminated at least 20 programs in Maryland.

Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller is seeking to help Maryland federal workers recently fired as part of the Trump administration's campaign of government efficiency.

The employees have been in limbo for months since the White House’s mass layoffs.