(NEXSTAR) — While some employees paid biweekly are in line to receive their second of three paychecks this month on Friday, many federal employees won't see a check at all as the government shutdown drags on.

As of Tuesday, the government shutdown has entered its 21st day, the second such shutdown to last three weeks. Should the shutdown continue into November, it could approach — and even surpass — the longest on record.

Without a deal, many of the 2.4 million-strong federal workforce remain without pay. They last received paychecks on Oct. 10, but that only covered a pay period through Sept. 30, leaving them without four days of pay, essentially.

As The Hill reported earlier this month, workers who received partial paychecks were air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Adm

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