Layoffs spiked in February, led by DOGE cuts

Layoffs spiked in February, led by the Department of Government Efficiency cuts. Employers minimize about 172,000 jobs final month, in line with the agency Challenger, Gray and Christmas. That’s the very best variety of layoffs monthly because the peak of the pandemic in July 2020. CBS News CashWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady breaks it down.

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