The federal government is shedding jobs, but private employers are still adding them — even after excluding health care.

A viral statistic suggesting otherwise has drawn more than 600,000 views on X, creating a narrative of broad-based labor market collapse. But the data tells a different story.

In January, private employers added 172,000 jobs, while government payrolls fell by 42,000. Health care accounted for 82,000 of the private gains. Subtracting health care from total private sector growth: 172,000 minus 82,000 equals 90,000 jobs added outside health care. Over the past 12 months, health care payrolls expanded by about 437,000 jobs…

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