### [2025-03-5](/feed/2025/03/5/index.md) ##### 2025 United States federal mass layoffs # The United States Department of Veteran Affairs announces it will lay off over 80,000 jobs to comply with the Department of Government Efficiency and the Trump administration's plans. ### Sources: 1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/veterans-affairs-cuts-doge-musk-trump-f587a6bc3db6a460e9c357592e165712) ### Changes: 1. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) announces it will layoff over 80,000 jobs to comply with the Department of Government Efficiency and the Trump administration's plans. More than 25% of the VA's workforce are veterans. _2025-03-05 19:24:05 (First version)_ 2. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) announces it will lay off over 80,000 jobs to comply with the Department of Government Efficiency and the Trump administration's plans. _2025-03-06 02:32:22 (Update)_ 2. The United States Department of Veteran Affairs announces it will lay off over 80,000 jobs to comply with the Department of Government Efficiency and the Trump administration's plans. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [The United States Social Security Administration announces it will lay off over 7,000 jobs to align with President Donald Trump's executive order, despite its workforce already being at a 50-year low. ](/feed/2025/02/28/the-united-states-social-security-administration-announces-it-will-lay-off-over-7000-jobs-to-align-with-president-donal.md) _Context: 2025 United States federal mass layoffs, lay off_ 2. [The United States Department of Defense announces it will jointly lay off 4,500 probationary workers, cutting 5-8% of the civilian workforce. 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[Germany's largest steelmaker conglomerate, ThyssenKrupp, announces plans to layoff 11,000 workers, including 5,000 in Europe, by 2030. ](/feed/2024/11/25/germany-s-largest-steelmaker-conglomerate-thyssenkrupp-announces-plans-to-layoff-11000-workers-including-5000-in-eu.md) _Context: lay off_