Jobs News As Another Government Shutdown Looms, Government Jobs Lose Their Luster

Government shutdown likely to extend to next week as Senate adjourns with no breakthrough

Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote. Read More

What federal jobs are affected by the government shutdown? Here's who is furloughed.

How does the government shutdown affect citizens? How long will the shutdown last? These federal agencies will have workers on furlough. Read More

America’s Longest Government Shutdown Could Be Days Away. Here’s What’s at Stake

The government shutdown is now a month old, threatening food aid, federal paychecks, and billions in U.S. economic growth as talks remain deadlocked. Read More

Report: Government shutdown will cost the economy up to $14 billion

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the longer the government stays closed, the more costly the pause will be. Read More

Federal workers describe how the shutdown is upending their jobs and daily lives

The government shutdown has far-reaching effects for federal workers. Hundreds of thousands have been furloughed and many others are working without a paycheck. Some may be out of work permanently ... Read More

Government shutdown begins as White House moves to cut billions in funding

The first government shutdown in nearly seven years got underway as Republicans and Democrats remained at an impasse over 2025 funding. Read More

Here are 6 ways the government shutdown could get worse for Americans

The government shutdown has left many federal workers furloughed, caused nationwide flight delays, left small businesses unable to access loans and put nonprofit services in jeopardy. It’s only ... Read More

Government shutdown latest; Senate rejects spending bills; layoffs loom

The Senate again shot down dueling bills authored by Republicans and Democrats. There's still no surefire end in sight to the fiscal crisis, which has shuttered a swath of federal agencies and ... Read More

RON HART: Notice Anything Different About Schumer’s Government Shutdown? Exactly.

The Democrats cry about the consequence of the government shutdown they orchestrated. Tens of thousands of government workers have been thrown out of their jobs and are not working. It shut down the ... Read More

Government shutdown delays release of monthly jobs report

Typically, the first Friday of the month is when the Labor Department releases its report on jobs and unemployment. But because of the government shutdown, that report is delayed. Read More

Government shutdown latest | Oct. 9, 2025 | Another Senate vote and DCA impacts

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: October 9, 2025 | Last updated: October 9, 2025 As another Senate vote looms, DCA and other airports are feeling the pressure of their air traffic controls no working ... Read More