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Ogden's sizable IRS workforce, like other federal employees, faces furloughs due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

The IRS employs an estimated 6,000 people in the Ogden area, making it Weber County's largest employer.

The announcement of the furloughs came on Wednesday but the precise impact in the Ogden area isn't yet clear.

OGDEN — As the federal government shutdown continues, IRS employees, including Ogden's sizable contingent, received word Wednesday of furloughs, though it's not clear exactly how many are now off the job.

"It's kind of mixed," said Daniel Martinez, the legislative coordinator for Chapter 67 of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents many IRS employees in Ogden.

That is, some have been furloughed, some have been instructed

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