nevada and florida the unemployment rate is higher than the national average. in nevada and colorado, the unemployment rate is still above what it was when president obama stepped into the white house. but in the rest of the battleground states it s pretty interesting. the jobs markets are improving. they have been improving since when the president became went into office. still improving, iowa, virginia, nevada, all have pretty low unemployment levels. 5 pst in iowa, new hampshire 5%, virginia 5.6% and in ohio with 18 electoral votes, much more than iowa and virginia combined, significant drop in the unemployment rate 7.4% over the past year. 48th in the nation to much higher than that. it s a very interesting story, ohio, big manufacturing auto, this is one of those places where mitt romney had said don t have that auto bail jautout. nobody wins out ohio and mitt romney will have an uphill batter there. this is showing you population centers. some of these areas wher
states. hello, alip looking at seven battleground states and how the rate compares today with when he took office. nevada and florida, unemployment rate is higher than the national average. nevada and colorado the rate is above what it was when president obama stepped into the white house. rest of the battleground states it s interesting. the jobs marks are improving. they had been improving since when the president president went into office, still improving, iowa, new hampshire, low unemployment levels. 5% in iowa. new hampshire, 5%. virginia, 5.6%. in ohio, with 18 electoral votes, much more than iowa and virginia combined, you ve seen a significant drop in the unemployment rate from 8.6% to 7.4% over the year. they went from 48th in the nation to higher than that. it s an interesting story, ohio, big auto manufacturing, big manufacturing base, and this is one of those places where mitt romney had said, don t have that auto bailout. my feeling is nobody wins without