Right now, furloughed workers in the D.C. area and beyond are in a critical period involving their last guaranteed paycheck.

Most furloughed employees received a partial paycheck on Friday, and that will be their last until the shutdown ends – with few signs of progress in Congress toward a deal.

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Data shows many of us are just a few paychecks away from true hardship.

The D.C. area has more people living paycheck to paycheck than any other part of the country, according to a survey and study by Bank of America Institute .

According to their analysis, more than a quarter of households in the U.S. lived paycheck to paycheck in 2024.

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