>> the fifth month in a row the number has been over 200,000. that news sent the unemployment rate down to 6.1%, a 6-year low. >> the jobs report had come out during the preelection days of 2012 saying there had been 288,000 jobs added, or if it hadn't been lost in last weekend's holiday rush, it would have been a major part of the news cycle. it was the 52nd week of consecutive job growth. that huge set of dips on the left there is the great recession. red for the end of the bush era and blue for the obama presidency which as the facts suggest first dug the economy out of a deep hole then added jobs, yes, sometimes sporadically. now there's evidence of consistency and strong growth. over the past year, employers have added nearly 2.5 million jobs. the most in a one-year period in eight years. so, why haven't we heard more about this, and also what is next? joining me now, dean baker, co-director of the center for economics and policy research. co-author of "getting back to full employment." i wanted to you -- to have you