“Since January, 100,000 bureaucrats have left the federal payroll,” Trump said in remarks at the America Business Forum. “Government spending is down 2.5% this quarter compared to one year ago. Think of that.”<\/p>\n
“And in stark contrast to last administration, 100% of all new jobs created in America under my administration have been created in the private sector<\/a>, 100% of the jobs have come from the private sector,” Trump said. “Otherwise, you don’t have a country.”\u00a0<\/p>\n The president added that “I mean, I love government workers, but if you have all government workers, you don’t have a country, do you?”<\/p>\n PRIVATE SECTOR ADDED BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED 42,000 JOBS IN OCTOBER, ADP SAYS<\/a><\/p>\n President Trump touted his administration’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce and boost private sector employment. (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n Since February, the first full month of Trump’s second term, the U.S. economy added about 404,000 private sector jobs through August<\/a>, according to the most recent Labor Department data.<\/p>\n The ongoing government shutdown delayed the September jobs report, and will also postpone the October jobs report scheduled for release on Friday.<\/p>\n FED’S POWELL POINTS TO PERSISTENT LABOR MARKET WEAKNESS AS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DELAYS OFFICIAL REPORTS<\/a><\/p>\n Labor Department data showing the total number of federal employees shows that the government’s workforce has declined from 3.002 million in February to 2.918 million in August.<\/p>\n That leaves the federal workforce down at least 84,000 jobs since Trump’s second term began.<\/p>\n The delayed September and October jobs reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics could show steeper declines in the federal workforce when they’re eventually released.<\/p>\n![\"Trump](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-debanking-commercial.jpg\")
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