Not sure how the unemployed are counted in the USA, but reading this article it looks as if it only counts people who are looking for work in the 4 weeks prior to the report/survey.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-06/u-s-employment-situation-report-for-april-text-.html
Maybe with more jobs, more people are feeling encouraged to look for work again.
Not sure how the unemployed are counted in the USA, but reading...
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