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DOGE job cuts have disproportionate effect on Black federal workers

Category: Business
Duration: 00:06:41
Publish Date: 2025-05-21 11:55:00
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Government employment has long been a reliable pathway to Black middle-class prosperity. More than 18% of the federal workforce is Black versus about 12% of the civilian workforce overall. That means that the estimated 260,000 federal jobs eliminated this year by President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency will be particularly felt by Black federal workers. But first: The House Committee working on the Republican tax bill could be in for a long day.

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