How Quickly Is the Job Market Really Growing?

After the jobs report dropped last week, I noted that the U.S. had managed to add at least 200,000 jobs for six consecutive months, a feat it hadn't accomplished since 1997. But since the U.S. economy and population is significantly larger now than during the Spice Girls era, it's also useful to look at how speedily the labor market is growing compared with its overall size.