Economists are starting to put a price tag on the six-week government shutdown. But some of their calculations will be difficult to make because the shutdown temporarily limited government data.
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over — on paper, at least. But the American public isn't done with it yet: Getting everything back up and running doesn't happen all at once.
Federal workers will return to work Thursday for the first time in 43 days. President Trump signed a bill late Wednesday to fund the government, bringing a close to the longest shutdown in history.
