Reuters reports that unemployment rates rose in July from
June in almost all states, including those where the presidential election
fight is expected to be fiercest, according to data released on Friday by the
Labor Department. Altogether, jobless
rates rose in 44 states. Rates dropped in Idaho, Rhode Island and the District
of Columbia, and were unchanged in four states.
As the country moves closer to November's election day,
voters' attention is squarely focused on the economy and a national jobless
rate hovering above 8 percent. Because
of the unique U.S. political system in which states cast electoral votes for
president, the contest between President Barack Obama and presumptive
Republican nominee Mitt Romney is heating up in seven states where polling
suggests voters are undecided.
In those states - Nevada, Florida, Colorado, Wisconsin,
Ohio, Virginia and Iowa - jobless rates all rose or were flat in July. Nevada
again had the highest rate in the nation at 12 percent, while Florida's 8.8
percent and Colorado's 8.3 percent were both at or above the July national rate
of 8.3 percent. In addition to being a
perennial battleground state, Florida this year is home to the Republican
convention where Romney will officially become the party's candidate….
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