Within NASA there is a Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California that employs thousands of people. In a startling announcement this week, NASA said they will be laying off 5 percent of that workforce, or about 325 employees.

NASA is laying off hundreds of employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, in response to a lower budget.

"With lower budgets and based on the forecasted work ahead, we had to tighten our belts across the board, and you will see that reflected in the layoff impacts," JPL Director Laurie Leshin said in a memo to employees that the lab published with Tuesday's ...

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 reduction will affect 325 people,

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 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.