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Unemployment Rate Drops to Lowest Since Obama Took Office

After hovering above 8 percent for most of the Obama Administration, unemployment dropped last month to 7.8 percent. While the President touted the September figures, Mitt Romney attributed the drop to people dropping out of the workforce. Neil Irwin reports on economics for the Washington Post .

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

After hovering above 8 percent for most of the Obama Administration, unemployment dropped last month to 7.8 percent. While the President touted the September figures, Mitt Romney attributed the drop to people dropping out of the workforce. Neil Irwin reports on economics for the Washington Post.

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    Warren Olney

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