Real Data on Furlough and Laid Off Wokers

White House floats no back pay for some furloughed federal workers despite 2019 law

 

Government agency furloughs

Numbers reflect temporary furloughs during the government shutdown, as detailed in agency shutdown contingency plans.

Environmental Protection Agency	15,166	13,432	89% 89% 89%
Education Department	1,700	1,485	87% 87% 87%
Labor Department	12,916	11,061	86% 86% 86%
Commerce Department	42,984	34,747	81% 81% 81%
Department of Housing and Urban Development	6,105	4,359	71% 71% 71%
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	2,665	1,837	69% 69% 69%
State Department	26,995	16,651	62% 62% 62%
Energy Department	13,812	8,105	59% 59% 59%
Interior Department	58,619	30,996	53% 53% 53%
Agriculture Department	85,907	42,256	49% 49% 49%
IRS	74,299	34,429	46% 46% 46%
Defense Department	741,477	334,904	45% 45% 45%
Department of Health and Human Services	79,717	32,460	41% 41% 41%
Treasury Department	2,714	859	32% 32% 32%
Transportation Department	53,717	12,213	23% 23% 23%
Social Security Administration	51,825	6,197	12% 12% 12%
Justice Department	115,131	12,840	11% 11% 11%
Department of Homeland Security	271,927	14,184	5% 5% 5%
Department of Veterans Affairs	461,499	14,874	3% 3% 3%

Notes

Defense Department figures include civilian employees only.

Source: Government agency websitesCredit: Tamara Keith, Saige Miller and Rahul Mukherjee/NPR

 

Source: https://www.npr.org/2025/10/07/g-s1-92363/omb-memo-shutdown-federal-worker-backpay