Editor’s Note: As the federal government shutdown continues, Indeed data shows that federal workers are applying for new jobs at much higher rates than they were prior to the shutdown – continuing a trend of elevated federal worker job search activity that began earlier this year. More details on how we calculate these figures can be found here.
This real-time measure will be consistently updated throughout the shutdown to help reveal what, if any, impacts the shutdown and any associated reductions-in-force may be having on the number of federal workers applying for jobs.
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UPDATE: Friday, Oct. 17
The modest decline in apply starts from federal employees that marked the start of the week appears to have leveled off in recent days. Throughout the shutdown, application activity has remained higher than in the two weeks leading up to it.
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UPDATE: Wednesday, Oct. 15
Applications from federal workers spiked on October 7, then eased slightly in the days since — though they remain above where they were prior to when the shutdown began on October 1st. With RIFs impacting a relatively small percentage of federal workers and court actions pausing new layoffs, federal workers are searching for work less urgently than they did last week. However, a broader view shows that federal workers are still searching for jobs at rates that far exceed the pre-2025 norm, with applications remaining 160% above where they were to start the year.
