Since taking office, the president has overseen the loss of over 62,000 public sector jobs. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC), the APN started the year with 278,705 people, 1,415 fewer than in December (-0.5%) and 21,258 fewer than in January 2025 (-7.1%). The data, released last Friday, shows that the public sector fell victim to the 'libertarian chainsaw'. Centralized administration: the only sector that grew in January; it increased from 38,940 to 39,686 employees, a 1.9% rise. Decentralized administration: it decreased by 1.3%, falling from 116,222 to 114,725 employees. Decentralized administration: ended January with 21,318 employees, 1.9% less than in December. With the latest data from INDEC, the APN fell by 16.5%. Other entities: decreased from 14,041 to 13,980, a reduction of 0.4%. As for state-owned enterprises and societies, they lost 188 employees in January, reducing their capacity by 0.2% and leaving them with 88,996 employees. In other words, 60,423 jobs were lost in the APN between 2024 and 2025. In January 2024, 333,784 positions were counted in the public sector. Buenos Aires, February 29 (NA) -- The staffing of the National Public Administration (APN), enterprises, and societies continues to lose positions under the administration of Javier Milei.
