NYT: See which federal workers would be affected if a spending bill doesn't pass. [View all]

[Dennis Donovan]

NYT - See which federal workers would be affected if a spending bill doesn’t pass.

By Lazaro Gamio and Noah Weiland
Dec. 20, 2024, 3:32 p.m. ET

A government shutdown would have significant consequences for more than two million federal employees. Some would be forced to report to work and the rest would be furloughed. None would be paid during the shutdown.

More than two million federal workers would be affected by a shutdown




Both furloughed workers and the employees who would continue working during a shutdown would receive back pay once the president signs a new spending deal into law.

Federal agencies have devised their own plans for a shutdown, including who would be furloughed. Who is furloughed and who must report to work will depend on whether their duties are necessary to protect the government’s operations.

Some of the largest government agencies, including the departments of defense and the treasury, would see more than half of their employees furloughed. The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, would each have at least 90 percent of their employees furloughed.

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