The federal government shutdown persists, affecting many things from education to the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment announcement .

A new study has delved into the shutdown’s impact on a state level. Turns out that Pennsylvania’s among those that have been the hardest-hit.

Conducted and published by WalletHub , this report ranked Pennsylvania as the 22nd overall state that’s been the most affected by the shutdown.

Pennsylvania’s ranking — as well as the other 49 plus Washington D.C. — was determined after researchers at the website identified and analyzed five main metrics: “Share of Federal Jobs;” “Federal Contract Dollars per Capita;” “Percent of Families Receiving SNAP (Food Stamps);” “ReaL Estate as Percentage of Gross State Product;” and “Access to National Parks.” The so

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