Absolutely. ADP uses a snapshot. Anyone laid off at a given date in November is “out of work.” And so many support jobs are dependent on govt workers. You’ve got 4 million people on govt contracts. Most will be unaffected by the shutdown, but 32,000 is less than 1%.
A lot of factories in colder climate shut down in winter due to hearmting costs.
The workers get “laid off” and come back in Feb. Workers take all the accrued vacation and sick time in cash and get to receive unemployment checks.
At least in the late 70s, early 80s. Saw it at a Whirlpool in Ft. Smith Ark.