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flag Maine ranks 11th worst in shutdown impact due to heavy reliance on federal jobs and benefits.

flag Maine ranks 11th worst nationally in impact from the ongoing 2025 government shutdown, according to WalletHub’s analysis, due to high reliance on federal jobs and benefits. flag The shutdown, beginning October 1, has furloughed nearly 900,000 federal workers and left about 700,000 working without pay, raising concerns over back pay and layoffs. flag Washington, D.C., and Hawaii were hit hardest, while Minnesota was least affected. flag Blue states generally faced greater disruption than red states.

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