WASHINGTON - A study shows the ongoing government shutdown is hitting the District of Columbia Hawaii, and New Mexico particularly hard due to the large number of federal workers and federal government contracts.
Big picture view:
To determine the government shutdown’s impact on states, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics:
Share of federal jobs
Federal contract dollars per capita
Real Estate as Percentage of Gross State Product
Percent of families receiving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
National park access
How the ongoing government shutdown is hurting the District of Columbia
Dig deeper:
It’s not surprising the District of Columbia is most affected by the shutdown as over 25% of all jobs in D.C. are re

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