During Shutdown\, Federal Employees Considered Leaving Government Work

During Shutdown, Federal Employees Considered Leaving Government Work

Budget fight and resulting worker furloughs touched off wave of searches on job websites

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WASHINGTON—The longest federal government shutdown on record left some employees wondering if they should leave the public sector altogether.

The budget fight and resulting furloughs of workers touched off a wave of searches on private jobs websites, though there’s no evidence it led to an actual exodus from the federal government’s payrolls.

Susan...