Jobs, travel, national parks - what impact will US shutdown have?

The US federal government has shut down after Republican and Democratic lawmakers failed to resolve a budget stand-off.

The impasse affects the funding of government operations throughout October and beyond, and is poised to cause widespread disruption for Americans in areas ranging from air travel to zoo visits.

The political gridlock is also expected to put 40% of the federal workforce – about 750,000 people – on unpaid leave.

This is how its impact could be felt across the US. 

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Air traffic control and Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) workers are considered "essential", so they will continue to go to work.

But they will not be paid until the shutdown ends. When this last happened in 2018-2019, these workers increasingly began to call in sick, leading to delays that had a ripple effect across the country.

Americans planning to travel abroad could also be impacted, with US passport agencies warning that it could take longer than usual to process travel documents