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Officially, 59,000 federal jobs are gone under Trump. There's more to the picture

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A person walks with an umbrella toward the U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington, D.C., on April 11. Last month the agency's secretary told lawmakers that roughly 15,000 USDA employees took an offer to resign with pay through September. (Getty Images)
A person walks with an umbrella toward the U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington, D.C., on April 11. Last month the agency's secretary told lawmakers that roughly 15,000 USDA employees took an offer to resign with pay through September. (Getty Images)

This article was originally published on June 04, 2025.

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