Here’s who works and who is furloughed during a government shutdown

If legislators can’t reach a funding agreement by midnight Friday, over 150,000 federal employees will be furloughed or told to work without pay.

The partial shutdown would close roughly one-fifth of the federal government. A deadline to fund the remaining 80 percent is just a week later.

Here’s a breakdown of who works and who gets paid for major agencies based on government contingency plans during the partial shutdown slated to begin March 2 without action.

With tens of thousands of government employees told to stay home, some work will come to a standstill. The study of animal borne diseases could halt, and recipients of rental assistance could see drastic cuts to their benefits. If the partial shutdown persists, funding for food benefits would dry up.

Air traffic controllers and food safety inspectors would continue to work, but without pay. Some employees, such as those in the Veterans Health Administration, would work with pay because funding comes from outside federal appropriations.

The remaining 80 percent of government will close March 9 if Congress doesn’t approve new funding. Here’s how federal employees would fare across the major agencies impacted.

This shutdown would be the first since December 2018, when a partial government shutdown lasted for 34 days. If a shutdown lasts longer, like in 2018, who stays home and who gets paid may change. Agency contingency plans are meant to cover up to five days of lapsed funding.

Number of workers is rounded to nearest thousand.