创纪录的美国政府倒闭将华府失业率推至6%, 食品银行使用量猛增近20%。 A record U.S. government shutdown has pushed D.C.’s unemployment to 6% and surged food bank usage by nearly 20%.

由于美国历史上政府最长时间的停业,哥伦比亚特区华盛顿的经济受到严重压力,联邦工人休假和粮食援助减少使资本区粮食银行提供的膳食增加了近20%,比计划增加800万。 Washington, D.C.’s economy is under severe strain due to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with federal worker furloughs and reduced food assistance driving a nearly 20% increase in meals served by the Capital Area Food Bank—8 million more than planned. 该区约有20%的联邦雇员,面临6%的失业率,是全国失业率最高的地区,因为被解职的工人错过了工资支票,削减了开支,损害了当地企业、转运商和小零售商。 The District, home to about 20% of federal employees, faces a 6% unemployment rate, the highest in the nation, as furloughed workers miss paychecks and cut spending, hurting local businesses, transit, and small retailers. 专家警告说,长期的财政损害,包括潜在的贷款违约和住房不稳定,将持续到停产结束后。 Experts warn long-term financial damage, including potential loan defaults and housing instability, will persist beyond the shutdown’s end.