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WASHINGTON — The shutdown is costing the U.S. economy about $7 billion per month that won’t be recovered, the nonpartisan CBO told House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington. For four-, six-, and eight-week durations, unrecovered losses are $7 billion, $11 billion, and $14 billion (2025 dollars). Spending is falling as over a million workers miss pay; roughly 600,000 are excepted and working, while 650,000 are furloughed. Output should bounce after reopening, but the longer the stoppage lasts, the worse the macroeconomic hit.

Prepared by Christopher Adams and reviewed by editorial team.