The Number: 7.8 Percent
That's the employment rate for September, the lowest it's been since President Obama took office in January 2009. In today's installment of The Number, political analyst Doug Schoen and Daniel Gross examine the 114,000 jobs created last month—and the figures' potential impact on Obama's campaign.

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