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If you’re looking for any sort of sign that the economy might not be as ill-fated as it occasionally appears, here’s something for you. A new study shows that, while the job market may be flat<\/a>, the number of millionaires in the U.S. is on the rise, with the number of households worth at least $1 million up 16% from last year.<\/p>\n According to a Spectrem Group study, there are now 7.8 million millionaire households in the U.S., a big increase from last year’s total of 6.7 million households. This is a total net worth of the household that includes the value of all assets except<\/i> their primary residence.<\/p>\n This comes only a year after a 27% drop in the previous year, which followed a record high of 9.2 million households in 2007. <\/p>\n Additionally, there was an increase of 17% in families worth at least $5 million and a 12% increase in households worth $500,000 or more.<\/p>\n