You are looking at the wrong column. The economy functions on "current" dollars - when deciding whether to buy a $5.00 "meal deal" for lunch, you don't base your decision on what that would be in 2035 dollars. Inflation is an entirely separate issue than year to year GDP growth. It is also relevant to the editorial to note that percentage growth in private sector jobs parallels the pattern of the current dollar figures over that same period, rather than the "adjusted" figures you cite.