One, Two, Three

Take the Employment/Population graph from 21 December and show all the years:

1

Compare it to the picture of inflation-adjusted GDP:

2

There's not much similarity to write home about. However... Take those two series, put 'em together on the same graph, and look at "percent change from year ago":

3

The employment-to-population ratio runs generally lower. But the two lines are similar now.