U.S. employers announced the third-most monthly layoffs on record in March, as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continued its efforts to cut the federal workforce.

More than 275,000 layoffs were announced last month, reaching a level not seen since the pandemic, according to a new report published Thursday.

Elon Musk's DOGE was behind a huge increase in U.S. March job cuts, according to a Thursday report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Employers announced 275,240 job cuts, a 60% increase from February.

Trump’s efforts to shrink the government amounted to more than 280,000 planned layoffs of federal workers and contractors.

Announcements of federal government job cuts skyrocketed in the past two months — hitting 280,253 for federal workers and contractors, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said on Thursday.

Furloughs in the federal government totaled 216,215 for March, part of a total 275,240 reductions overall in the labor force, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The monthly total was surpassed only by April and May of 2020 in the early days of the pandemic when employers announced combined reductions of more than 1 million.

Elon Musk said he will leave when his work with DOGE is done. Could he resign from DOGE soon? And how would DOGE stimulus checks be impacted?

Elon Musk will "remain a friend and an adviser" of President Donald Trump after the Tesla CEO leaves his current role with the Department of Government Efficiency, Vice President JD Vance has said. Vance said in an interview earlier on Thursday that DOGE had a significant amount of work to do and would continue without Musk at some point.

The end of Elon Musk’s time as a special government employee is apparently drawing near, and his upcoming move away from the Trump administration may also signal the end of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency,

Disgruntled Americans are using their wallets, votes and voices to send Elon Musk a message in a string of business and political losses for the world's richest man. Why it matters: Musk's time as the chainsaw-wielding head of DOGE has made him the face of several controversial Trump administration policies,

Elon Musk is planning to step away from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to a new bombshell report. Much of Donald Trump’s second tenure in office has been highlighted by his controversial decision to make the Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder one of the most powerful people in his cabinet.

Elon Musk's support of President Donald Trump in the 2024 election and subsequent role in his administration has led to a flight of Democratic consumer support for Tesla that could be harming the company's bottom line,