Federal layoffs hit Philadelphia. Here’s what happened next for workers.
Unemployment applications have jumped in Pa. and N.J. Affected workers say there has been a lack of information. “This is really depressing,” said one.
Trevor Otto, a former employee of the General Services Administration in Philadelphia, lost his job during recent downsizing of the federal government. With him are (from left) his daughter Devon, 2½; wife Jenna; and 7-week-old daughter Vivienne in their West Chester home.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
