About 750,000 federal workers will be furloughed in shutdown, nonpartisan CBO projects

by Jennifer Shutt, Washington State Standard

September 30, 2025

WASHINGTON — A government shutdown could have significant economic consequences, though an analysis released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it’s difficult to pinpoint ramifications without knowing the length of a funding lapse or how exactly the Trump administration will try to reshape the federal workforc...