| Similarity | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| furlough | 0.901 | 50485 |
| furloughed | 0.900 | 75714 |
| layoffs | 0.802 | 23358 |
| cutbacks | 0.780 | 35302 |
| sequester | 0.713 | 35850 |
| layoff | 0.704 | 38488 |
| DOL | 0.676 | 41951 |
| across-the-board | 0.671 | 51455 |
| shutdowns | 0.670 | 65666 |
| cost-cutting | 0.666 | 50298 |
| cost-of-living | 0.666 | 79607 |
| severance | 0.664 | 31302 |
| caseloads | 0.663 | 95619 |
| appropriations | 0.663 | 24426 |
| Bush-era | 0.658 | 92830 |
| redundancies | 0.658 | 46387 |
| federal | 0.657 | 1291 |
| shutdown | 0.656 | 12768 |
| reservists | 0.656 | 73022 |
| unfunded | 0.648 | 41306 |
| payrolls | 0.648 | 45152 |
| closings | 0.645 | 36915 |
| sequestration | 0.644 | 27361 |
| shortfalls | 0.644 | 39418 |
| retirements | 0.642 | 55061 |