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TELL US: Will the Jobless Rate Influence Your Vote for President?

The jobless rate has fallen to below 8 percent for the first time in four years.

 

With Republicans and Democrats largely agreeing that Republican candidate Mitt Romney won the first presidential debate this week, there is a new piece of news that could soften the perceived blow to President Barack Obama's campaign. 

The U.S. jobless rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time since Obama moved in to the White House.

The Boston Globe reported that the news could give the Obama camp a boost; it's the same rate as January 2009, when the president took office. 

In the months after the inauguration, the rate increased and topped 8 percent for 43 straight months. In August, it was 8.1 percent.

The jobless rate is determined through a government survey of 60,000 households. The Globe reported that while many of the jobs added last month were part-time jobs, the country could be growing jobs at a faster pace.

What do you make of the news? Do you believe this is a positive for the sitting president? How will it affect your vote? Tell us in the comments.

Related Topics: Unemployment

HOWARD KOSROFIAN

9:44 am on Saturday, October 6, 2012

NO, if these nubers are even true, THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BE REVISED. Say it is 7.8, that`s what OBAMA STARTED WITH 4 YEARS AGO AND AFTER PUMPING TRILLIONS IN, WE ARE BACK AT THE START, I THINK NOT. WE need someone who knows the economy and how it works, a business leader, someone who has made money, built something lead they way, not an acedimic WHO HAS SOME GRAND VISION.OBAMA losese the debate and low in behold the numbers drop under 8%, POSSIBLE somewhat, DOUBTFULL YES INDEED.HE lied about LYBIA 2 weeks ago, gets a pass from the media, as he has for 4 years.COCK AND BULL STORY ABOUT A VIDEO CAUSING A TERROR ATTACK ON 9/11 NO LESS.ELECT THIS GUY AGAIN, AND THERE WILL BE MORE OF THE SAME ONLY worse. OF course if you work for the government FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, you must likely think he is fantastic, OF COURSE IT`S BREAKING THE MIDDLE CLASS, because guess what the bulk of the middle class doesn`t work for the government, ALTHOUGH BEFORE THIS GUY IS THROUGH MAYBE WE ALL WILL. THEN WHO THE HELL WILL PAY !!!!! PUTTING IN ONE POCKET TAKING OUT OF ANOTHER, HELL OF A PLAN !!!!

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Mark Parece

10:39 am on Saturday, October 6, 2012

Get off the Obama Kool-$Aid !!! it's all smoke and mirrors. Vote Mitt, a real leader.

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Debra

1:30 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012

I know of at least two smart people in Braintree. The two posters before me. Please vote with your intellect, America. Obama needs to go.

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robert tecce

2:04 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012

The numbers were fudged 2 help the president look good. How in god's name could the jobless rate drop .3% in 1 month unblievable! He was a sleep during the debate. So the hoodlums from Chicago had 2 do something & that was a little storytelling [ lying ]. Let's set the record straight the president has no clue on how 2 create jobs. What he does best is spend other peoples money. My bet is Mitt Romney as our new president thank u .

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Emily

5:37 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012

Nothing "smoke and mirrors" about: 1) the stock market reaching new highs, 2) housing market rebounding, 3) employment rate at 7.8% and 1% lower in MA, 4) Health care costs going DOWN in MA, 5) major Green Energy projects going up all over the country, 6) Defense is STRONGER now than ever! Obama has proven he has what it takes to do the job and has earned 4 more years. Those who say otherwise wouldn't know the truth if it stared them in the face. God Bless America. God Bless the President and 4 more years for a job well done!

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sickofthespin

4:53 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

Emily you need help! Your stat's are so crazy they are funny!!! Walk away from the Boston Globe and MSNBC because that has to be where you got your insane stat's from!!! MA unemployment just went up! Hello even the globe actually reported that one and health care costs went down WHERE??? Green energy? What? Evergreen and Solyndra costing billions too taxpayers!! You are pathetic Emily stop spewing LIES

John Smith

6:45 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012

Unemployment is not the issue, it is under employment!! Ask yourself, How many recent college grads working at Walmart? How many engineers working 2 menial jobs to get by? How many I.T. specialists part timing as computer repair techs? How many geoligists looking for a new field?... if the recent debate didnt convince you this president is nothing but a great teleprompter speech maker and without his speech writers he is but an empty suit. God have mercy on the USA if he is elected again.

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paul

2:42 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

John i totally agree Clint's empty chair was good but someone sent me a picture of an empty suit hung in front of a teleprompter LOL The empty heads will vote the party line in Mass The inability to discern facts and the free stuff will get their votes Not caring they have put the future generations lives in jeopardy This video from these 14 year old kids from the liberal state of California gave me hope I pray their request is answered And these future leaders will prevail ! God Bless America !!!! The video surprise from the west coast http://youtu.be/VuCaWYvpVZg

joe

10:43 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012

Mitt R. will bring this country back.... Obama will continue to set this country back! Smarten up America!

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Patrick Ryan

8:11 am on Sunday, October 7, 2012

Mitt has no diplomatic skills he insulted England and Spain our allies His rich man arrogance was in full display in the debate. he'll have us in a new war,in no time. His trillion dollar tax cut we can't afford. his increase in defense spending is crazy defense is already 53 percent of the buget.Something will have to be cut and its SS If the republicans didnt keep shooting down jobs bills the unemployment would at 5%.No votes for the party that passes voter laws for fraud that dosern't exist.

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paul

2:30 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

Patrick Please seek some help for your HOPEIUM addiction See what most youth think http://youtu.be/yJnAp3YxCCw I hope you are not as flaccid as this administration Obamas speeches don't sore as high as the unemployment rate Unless of course your smoking HOPE !

grandpa

10:17 am on Sunday, October 7, 2012

The only way the numbers went down people have run out of unemployment and they are no jobs to be had so these people are not counted

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sickofthespin

4:46 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

THANK YOU Grandpa!!! So refreshing to see that someone actually gets how there is no way the 7.8 can be accurate!!

Patrick Ryan

11:15 am on Sunday, October 7, 2012

The most do nothing congress in history dedicated to getting rid of obama instead of putting america back to work voter fraud laws so people who would vote for obama can't thats cheating to win an election You would be angry if a kid cheated on the ball field aganit your son or daughtrer why are you not angry at the republican party for lying and cheating to get elected before they were even sworn in they held the country hostage over extending unemployment if you were unemployed and christmas was 2 weeks away and you couldnt find a job a republican would call you lazy but your willing to rake leaves for an extra 20 or shovel snow if there was any put the blame where it belongs 3 jobs bills voted down by the party of no You think romney will put you to work he had the big dig and airport security and unemployment went up.

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sickofthespin

4:40 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

Please Patrick put the kool aid down right now and maybe there might some hope for you! Where do you get your stats from?? Wait hold on your comments sound like I have read them some where before. I think your actually Jean York. They can't be two crazys that write the same way!! "Party of no" its more like the "party of reason" and anyone who thinks the 7.8 is accurate is crazy too. The number of people on foods stamps is at an all time high!! Why is that? It's because they either can't find a job or are under employed!! There are thousands of people who have completely fallen off unemployment numbers and then all those part time people. 7.8 is a joke!!!!

Janice Perry

12:47 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

U know jobs r up, Christmas is coming, what kind of jobs, meanial, not that there is anything wrong with it. Obama is blowing smoke as usual. Get rid of him, he could sell u the Brooklyn Bridge.

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paul

2:12 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

The Bro must Go ! Usurping the Constitution and the three branches of government is not representation of the people It is a dictator mentality and a violation of the oath to uphold the Constitution If anyone of are electorate had a set Impeachment would have already been suggested Congress does not mind that over 900 executive orders have overridden them Spineless robots with their hands on special interests wallets

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paul

2:52 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

Here is proof positive of the ever changing democrats http://youtu.be/2Fl4v_QDR6E They will get on the side that puts the most money in their coffers just like the 150 million from a Russian billionaire to Obama in 2009 now funneled through the Clinton's foundation and this month donated to Obama's reelection campaign It will come out and this was brought to light the day of the debate This was the distraction not the altitude as Good ole Al gore says

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paul

4:18 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

Best political ad i have seen yet Same stuff different day ! http://youtu.be/fZgQhnNRSuw

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paul

5:09 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2012

In case you haven't heard we now have have proof of death for bin laden , Gaddafi, and Sadam yesterday they showed up registered on the rolls of democrats in Chicago Some more unpublished news the current admin has sent an envoy to Oman to meet with Iranian leaders to make a secret deal they will lift some sanctions to stabilize their economy as the money has dropped by 70 % in the last to weeks and the runs on the banks have thrown Tehran into Chaos They will announce this in a couple of days And Obama and Clinton will say they believe the enrichment has stopped He will look like a hero of diplomacy while giving them the Bomb to win his reelection Does anyone Know what Barry sent Putin for his 60th birthday Probably our missal defense system After all they paid 150 Million for it !

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