Furloughed federal workers are beginning to seek unemployment in Virginia, with more than 900 claims related to the government shutdown filed during the first two weeks of October.

That’s according to preliminary data from the Virginia Employment Commission — the claims are subject to a wage verification process through the federal government. In Virginia, 1,250 claims identified a federal employer and more than 900 were related to furloughs.

Tuesday marks three weeks of the federal government shutdown, tied for the second-longest in modern history. The longest shutdown lasted 35 days from late 2018 to early ’19.

Nationally, at least 600,000 people have been furloughed as a result of the shutdown. About 475,000 federal employees reside in Virginia, though it’s unclear how many are furlo

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