[bramps]

Thanks for your reply. Read post #2 then explain how unemployment goes down. That was my question.

[goseminoles]

Likely I said, the numbers count job seekers. If you reduce the count of jobs seekers at your local workforce boards, you reduce unemployment. This is the field in which I work.

[goseminoles]

And as autumnraine posted, there are interviews conducted.

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#where