Labor economy

CFPB leaders and Elon Musk DOGE planned to fire nearly all staff
Elon Musk holds up a chainsaw onstage during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February ...

KFC moves U.S. headquarters from Kentucky to Texas
Signage outside a Yum Brands Inc. KFC restaurant in Shelbyville, Kentucky, on Jan. 29, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | ...

Southwest Airlines to slash 15% of corporate jobs in ‘unprecedented’ move to cut costs
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane taxis along the tarmac at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in ...

CFPB staff purge begins with dozens of employees terminated
Acting director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought speaks with reporters during a press briefing at the ...

Trump administration demands lists of low-performing federal workers
U.S. President Donald Trump during the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 6, 2025. ...

Spirit Airlines cuts 200 jobs in bankruptcy cost-cutting scramble
A Spirit Airlines plane at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Leslie Josephs/CNBC Spirit Airlines is cutting about 200 jobs across the ...

GM lays off 1,000 employees amid reorganization, cost-cutting
The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit on March 16, 2021. Rebecca ...
Boeing machinists end strike, approve labor contract with 38% raises
Boeing machinists approved a new labor deal Monday, ending a costly seven-week strike that halted most of the company’s aircraft ...