The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a leading center for robotic space exploration run by NASA and Caltech, announced layoffs of around 325 employees, about 5 percent of its workforce. This comes after JPL previously cut 8 percent of its staff this past February because of budget constraints.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has laid-off an additional 325 workers after an earlier round of 500 job cuts earlier in the year, largely because of budgetary constraints.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is reducing its workforce by 5 percent, or 325 employees, amid budget cuts and issues with its Mars Sample Return program.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's research center responsible for robotic space missions, will lay off more workers before the year ends due to budget constraints. JPL Director Laurie Leshin has announced in a memo addressed to employees that the ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) reduces workforce by 5% due to budget constraints, affecting major projects and U.S. space leadership goals.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is responsible for various robotic missions exploring the solar system, will lay off roughly 5% of its workforce.

JPL has taken various measures to meet the current FY’25 budget allocation, but have reached the difficult decision to reduce the workforce through layoffs. This reduction affects approximately 325 colleagues,

Space agency’s flagship research and development center has trimmed its headcount by about 13 percent in 2024.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off about 325 employees, or 5% of its workforce, as the California-based research and development center deals with funding challenges for the upcoming year.