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Jobless rate now a leading political indicator

The discouraging new unemployment numbers present President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder that an uneven recovery from the recession can be a fragile argument for his re-election. It's all deepening his anxiety over the political and economic threat posed by the European debt crisis....

Senh: Overall, the unemployment rate has dropped from a high of 10% to 8.2% since Barack Obama became president. That's pretty good considering how the rest of the world is doing. You gotta look at the big picture.

 

AP survey: More optimism about US jobs and economy

U.S. Jobs

The U.S. economy is improving faster than economists had expected. They now foresee slightly stronger growth and hiring than they did two months earlier - trends that would help President Barack Obama's re-election hopes....

 

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