Unless Congress reaches a last-minute agreement on the sequester by Friday, the huge budget cuts slated to kick in have the potential to affect nearly 9,000 federal employees working in Wayne County.

Barring any kind of deal, the Obama administration will have to impose $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts to military and domestic programs on Friday, according to The New York Times. Those cuts would be the start of $1 trillion in cuts over the next decade.

The numbers in the graph above show the number of federal employees in Michigan by county in 2012, according to the latest figures from Eye on Washington, a DC-based lobbying firm that tracks federal employment.

It compiles the data from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

On Sunday, the Obama administration released a report that showed Michigan could see millions of dollars in federal cuts if the sequester takes effect.

No one knows for certain what the sequestration cuts—some $85 billion hitting the education, business, health care and military sectors—will mean exactly.

Trenton Public Schools Business Manager Gail Farrell estimated this week that the district could lose about $60,600 in total cuts from Title I, Title II and special education--or about 5.3 percent in cuts.

"As these programs have been developed for different purposes, I cannot tell you at this time whether we would be laying off teachers or eliminating positions," Farrell said.

Even if the March 1 federal cuts are enacted, the full effects would not be felt immediately. The government is required to alert impacted agencies of what cuts are to be made and what workers are to be furloughed.

(U.S. Postal Service Employees are excluded in this count. The USPS receives no tax dollars in its operations and would not be affected by the sequestration cuts.)

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