USAID Layoffs Backfire as Thousands Face Long-Term Unemployment One Year Later

A year after the U.S. dismantled USAID, the fallout is still hitting workers, and the job market isn’t recovering.

According to The New York Times, fewer than half of laid-off USAID employees have found full-time work, with many burning through savings or moving in with family

The problem isn’t just layoffs. It’s a flooded labor market. Devex reports there “aren’t enough jobs” for displaced aid workers, forcing many into lower-paying roles or prolonged unemployment

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At the same time, the cuts rippled far beyond the U.S. More than 100,000 global jobs tied to aid programs were affected, while over half of humanitarian organizations reduced staff

Programs supporting healthcare, food aid, and education were shut down or scaled back, with some estimates warning millions could lose services

The result is a dual impact: a struggling domestic workforce and a global aid system still trying to recover.

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