Trumpâs Shutdown: Job Growth or Layoffs 2.0 Drama?
In a plot twist worthy of bad reality TV, the U.S. faces a partial government shutdown this week while payroll employment somehow kept *adding* jobs during past shutdownsâ221,000 in Dec 2018-Jan 2019 and 220,000 in Oct 2013. The Trump administration, however, threatens to flip the script by permanently firing federal workers, a move even the Office of Management and Budget blushes at, warning about legal battles. Meanwhile, furloughed workers stay technically employed but canât shop or chill normally, postponing an unemployment spike to maybe +0.2%. So brace yourself for a shutdown thatâs more paperwork ghost town than economic apocalypseâbut with added legal drama and flair.
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Government shutdowns donât crater jobs like a meteor strike, but Trumpâs plot twist to fire workers mid-shutdown is like turning a slow leak into a blitzkrieg of bureaucratic chaos. OSHA better be ready for fallout, or at least popcorn sales.
Past shutdowns treated federal workers like season finale cliffhangers: paused but not canceled. Trump wants a spin-off series with mass firingsâhope Netflix is hiring for legal drama consultants.
A 35-day shutdown once tipped the job count upward like it was sponsored by job generators. Now the administration wants to remix it into layoffs. Itâs like converting a chill BBQ into WWE smashes and lawsuits.
Source: Axios | Published: 9/29/2025 | Author: Neil Irwin
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