Labor Department to See 35% Funding Cut Under Trump Budget (1)

The US Labor Department would receive $8.6 billion in 2026 under President Donald Trump’s “skinny” budget blueprint, a nearly 35% cut from its current funding level.

The $4.6 billion reduction in spending would largely stem from the administration’s plans to end Job Corps, a nationwide career development and training program for low income young adults, and consolidating state workforce funds, according to a summary from the White House.

“The Budget eliminates Job Corps, which has been a failed experiment to help America’s youth—and, in some cases, has harmed them,” Trump’s budget summary said. The cancellation of that program alone ...