It must be that "new math" (you know, the non racist kind). Like the stock market it doesn't make sense. It takes 250,000 to 280,000 jobs a month to stay even. Last month, 199,000 jobs were created (199,000 is less than 250,000) and, yet, we are to believe that unemployment went down?
It used to be considered the mark of a vulgar person to discuss their financial status.