What Happens After Government Shutdown? Why Air Travel, SNAP Might Still Face Delays
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Topline The government shutdown is expected to end as soon as Wednesday with the House poised to approve legislation that passed the Senate to resume funding—but it could take weeks for operations to resume normally after the record-long shutdown. The U.S. Capitol is shown the morning after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the federal government on November 11, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Flights: It could take airlines days or weeks to rebuild their flight schedules and stabilize staffing issues caused by air traffic controller absences, experts told USA Today and CNN, noting Thanksgiving travel plans could be affected. The shutdown has also resulted in more permanent employee losses as more air traffic controllers retired, in addition to those who stopped showing up for work because they were working without pay—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said 15 to 20 per day retired during the shutdown, compared to about four on a typical day. Economic data: The Bureau of Labor Statistics will likely release the September jobs report shortly after the shutdown ends, since it was originally scheduled for release on Oct. 3, two days after the government shut down, economists told the Wall Street Journal. It’s unclear how long October reports, including the producer-price index and the unemployment rate, will take since some of the information comes through surveys the BLS hasn’t been conducting during the shutdown, while other information submitted routinely by companies has yet to be processed as the entire agency has been furloughed. SNAP payments: The Trump administration has sought to withhold full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments for November amid the shutdown, and it’s unclear how quickly food stamps could be distributed once President Donald Trump signs the legislation to resume government funding. Some states…
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