Justice Dept. Revises Downward Number of Federal Workers Laid Off Amid Shutdown

Justice Dept. Revises Downward Number of Federal Workers Laid Off Amid Shutdown

The U.S. Capitol in Washington at sunset on Oct. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday adjusted its count of federal employee layoffs as a result of the current government shutdown, suggesting that the Trump administration’s prior projections of job cuts was slightly overstated.

According to a court filing by the department, 4,108 federal workers have been relieved of their duty since Oct. 1 at the start of the shutdown. The figure represents a downward revision from last week’s estimate of at least 4,278 in a separate filing.

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