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From air travel to food assistance to small business loans, Georgians are feeling the effects. The federal government shutdown has meant the Department of Labor isn't publishing federal jobs data, meaning the economic picture is too distorted for economists and policymakers to make predictions and decisions. (Allison Robbert/AP) (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) By Staff reports 3 minutes ago The federal government shutdown has entered the record books, becoming the longest such stalemate in history. Wednesday marked the shutdown’s 36th day, surpassing the previous 35-day benchmark that took place during President Donald Trump’s first term. syaw eht eht emos nwodtuhs fo si ni tlef gnieb era ereH :aigroeG Air travel s’dlrow dnekeew ot eht eht deraps emos os .nwodtuhs ytiruces detpmorp kaep no .stnemom rojam senil evah sah morf wef raf noitpursid syad stuollac yb ysub tseisub neeb noollab ta yna ,tropria stnega a noitatropsnarT ytiruceS lanoitanretnI noskcaJ-dleifstraH tuB atnaltA tA tropriA noitartsinimdA hcihw nehw nraw ciffart ot ot siht taht .deffats-trohs ylralucitrap ti si sah dluoc ,lortnoc deunitnoc semoc ,egnahc ydaerla ria .S.U noitatropsnarT yraterceS naeS yffuD Morning travelers make their through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport amid the ongoing goverment shutdown. Monday, October 27, 2025 (Ben Hendren for the AJC) etipseD“ ”.dlrow gnikrow tuohtiw srelevart dlot ot ot ot eht eht eht taht syats :tnemetats wohs efas niamer msilanoisseforp lennosrep ,yap fo reganam ni pihsdrah lareneg laredef yranidroartxe erusne seeyolpme detaerc eunitnoc detcennoc yb dna dna ,tropria a ehT AST ,htimS ykciR noitutitsnoC-lanruoJ AAF atnaltA atnaltA atnaltA gnigru ,srelevart ciffart ot ot ot meht rieht rieht yltnecer snaicitilop gnissap rehto evah noitartsurf seeyolpme detartsnomed dnamed srellortnoc llac dna ria .noitca AAF tuB aera-atnaltA Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only one grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin / AJC) Food assistance — — eht etats .spmats yler nar elpoep ro no yenom noillim ni ni rof doof yrd stifeneb latnemelppuS .yadrutaS ylhguoR margorP noitirtuN snaigroeG laredeF ecnatsissA 8 3.1 1 dluow dluow nehw litnu ytniatrecnu ot eht taht pat laicos nwodtuhs dias dias tsop stnemyap stnemyap laitrap no yebo ton erom aidem ekam edam tsael ti ni eh sah sdnuf deleuf truoc-laredef .sdne ycnegreme noisiced .stifeneb eb ta dna noitartsinimda a a yadseuT pmurT pmurT ehT PANS tuB lliw ot eht eht pat s’etats evreser yniar .margorp ton deniatniam eh sah dnuf dnuf yad noillib pmeK .voG nairB 6.41$ Federal workers srekrow eht naht nwodtuhs skcehcyap fo on tsom erom tnaem ni sah rof laredef ehT .aigroeG 000,001 hcihw latot ot ot eht eht s’etats etats fo mrafnon si emoh rof laredef ,tnemyolpme ,seeyolpme atad delipmoc yb dna stnuocca gnidrocca tuoba ehT yciloP .etutitsnI aigroeG tegduB %2 764,601 eht ortem tsegral si ni rof laredef reyolpme dna .S.U ehT noitneverP esaesiD lortnoC sretneC .atnaltA Small business ,keew elbanu setalsnart ot ot taht llams nwodtuhs noillim tnaem snaol otni gnirih evah sah rof .noisnapxe sessenisub neeb dna gnidrocca ssecca a ehT llamS ABS .relffeoL ylleK nI aigroeG ssenisuB rotartsinimdA noitartsinimdA 53$ stneipicer .srednel tcapmi sah tlef yb neeb dna ehT yldaorb“ ot ot eht eht eht taht ,nwodtuhs dias tuo s’noitazinagro ,snaol rednel ni sah sevig rof liame ytinummoc yb neeb na osla ”detceffa a ABS anitraM desab-aigroeG ,sruenerpertnE ,sdrawdE latipaC ,OEC sseccA .CJA ,yltnerruC“ .etorw ohw erew elbanu ot eht eht llams enilepip ”,nrettap srenwo wen ,snaol snaol srednel gnivael si ni ni gnidloh rof rof tpecxe retsasid latipac ssenisub evorppa dna a ABS ABS sdrawdE Labor data taht etats nwodtuhs yler ylno no ton yrtsudni sah spuorg tnemnrevog laredef laredef stnemtraped .atad tub dna osla seicnega detceffa ehT ohw eht eht eht eht eht taht etats trats ecnis ,nwodtuhs ruocs dehsilbup srekamycilop erutcip fo fo fo ton sboj sah sah rof rof laredef laredef .ymonoce stsimonoce atad atad seulc deduolc dna dna tuoba .S.U ehT robaL tnemtrapeD eht etats .troper hsilbup fo ton sboj sti ,ecnatsni rof did rebmetpeS robaL nI ,aigroeG tnemtrapeD eW“ esuaceB“ lliw setadpu litnu .emit yeht eht eht eht ediwetats etats noos ,nwodtuhs erahs deludehcs dias ”,derotser troper denoptsop yllanigiro gniogno fo ylhtnom tekram robal robal si sah tnemnrevog gnidnuf rof laredef laredef tnemtraped neeb emoceb ”.elbaliava ta sa sa lanoitidda ,yadsruhT .tcO s’aigroeG ,5202 ,61 ot siht .troper detubirtnoc sretirW yeburT ffatS ttocS ahtriM .J ,truH ,traH sevorG ammE ,grotsanoD belaC leirA
