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Video Extra: Unemployment Rate Drops

By: Stephen Crews
Updated: October 5, 2012
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The nation's unemployment rate is down:  the Labor Department reports unemployment fell to 7-point-8 percent in September. 

It's the first time it fell below 8 percent since January 2009, which was the month of President Obama's inauguration.

Today's news moved unemployment front and center in this presidential election.   Emily Schmidt has more from Washington. 
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