Tens of thousands of Colorado workers are in limbo as the latest partial shutdown of the federal government plays out in Washington, D.C., resulting in furloughs across the country.

About 54,300 federal employees work in Colorado, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment . That doesn’t include nearly 38,000 active-duty military service members who are based in the state, according to the Defense Manpower Data Center, and must continue serving without pay.

It’s not immediately clear how the tens of thousands of civilian workers are spread across the different federal agencies with presences in Colorado , including at the Federal Center in Lakewood, government labs and other sites. And not all the workers are furloughed, with significant exemptions in

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