You guys should look at raw data, not some spin you get from news sources...
www.bls.gov
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm
Here is a good one to look at:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t01.htm
so past year the employment did indeed increase, BUT only at a slightly higher rate than population growth..