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BLS employment data through December 2025 shows net job increases only in private-sector employment and only among U.S.-born (American-born) workers for the period referenced in the December Employment Situation report.
The claim that “all net job growth has continued to take place in the private sector among American-born workers” is not supported by the underlying labor data.
From December 2024 to December 2025, both total nonfarm payrolls and private payrolls rose while overall government employment declined, so it is broadly correct that net payroll job growth over the year came from the private sector; BLS notes federal government employment alone fell by 277,000 from its January peak, and total 2025 nonfarm gains (about 584,000) are driven by private industries. However, BLS Current Population Survey Table A‑7 shows that between December 2024 and December 2025, foreign‑born employment increased from 30.729 million to 31.112 million (+383,000), while native‑born employment increased from 130.565 million to 132.608 million (+2.043 million). Because both foreign‑born and native‑born workers saw net employment gains over the period, it is incorrect to say that “all” net job growth occurred among American‑born workers.
Verdict: False, because official BLS data show foreign‑born workers also experienced sizable net employment gains over the period, so job growth was not exclusively among American‑born workers, even though net payroll gains were concentrated in the private sector rather than government.