Has U.S. Department of Education had layoffs?

The Metaintro Layoffs Tracker lists 2 announcements for U.S. Department of Education. The latest was announced on October 10, 2025. Sources report 1,780 jobs affected in total.

U.S. Department of Education Layoffs & Jobs (November 2026)

Is U.S. Department of Education hiring?

As of November 4, 2026, U.S. Department of Education has no open roles in the job sources Metaintro tracks.

Layoffs

U.S. Department of Education announcements in the Metaintro Layoffs Tracker.

Latest announcement

LayoffsOctober 10, 2025

465 jobs cut

Education Department employees received reduction-in-force notices during the shutdown; a federal judge later temporarily blocked such RIFs.

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By year
Year	Announcements	Jobs affected
2025	2	1,780

Jobs affected as stated by a source; announcements without a stated number are not counted.

Full U.S. Department of Education layoffs timeline

Hiring pattern

How fast U.S. Department of Education is adding roles, and how they're set up.

New roles each monthRoles first posted in the month

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SeptemberOctoberNovember

November: 0 new roles.

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Questions about U.S. Department of Education

Is U.S. Department of Education hiring?: As of November 4, 2026, U.S. Department of Education has no open roles in the job sources Metaintro tracks.
Has U.S. Department of Education had layoffs?: The Metaintro Layoffs Tracker lists 2 announcements for U.S. Department of Education. The latest was announced on October 10, 2025. Sources report 1,780 jobs affected in total.