WASHINGTON (AP) — With a host of reports this week pointing to a healthier U.S. economy, analysts expect Friday’s monthly jobs report to send a similar message.

Economists predict that the government will say employers added 225,000 jobs in July, according to a survey by data provider FactSet. That would follow June’s big 288,000 increase. And it would mark the sixth straight month of gains above 200,000, the longest such stretch since 1997.