(NEXSTAR) – Every week, it seems a major company announces a round of layoffs, leaving thousands of people suddenly without jobs. As we see it happen again and again, we'd expect the pool of jobless Americans to grow. Yet, in recent weeks, the number of unemployment claims has actually been dropping. Applications for jobless aid in the U.S. for the week ending Feb. 11 fell by 1,000 – from 195,000 to 194,000 – the Labor Department reported. It was the fifth straight week that claims were under 200,000. Jobless claims generally serve as a proxy for layoffs, so why isn't that happening now? For starters, there are still way more jobs than unemployed people – about two openings
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