Predicted share of employees on furlough due to government shutdown U.S. 2018
This statistic shows the predicted share of government employees on furlough due to the government shutdown in the United States in 2018, by department. The current government shutdown began on December 22, 2018 and as of January 17, 2019, is still ongoing. It was predicted in December 2018 that a total of 380,000 government employees would be furloughed during the government shutdown, which includes 86 percent of the employees working for the Department of Commerce.
