manufacturing jobs have been moved overseas, most of them going to china. that s because since 2000, 50,000, 5-0, 50,000 factories have closed here in america. this week, the government released statistics on state unemployment rates over the past 12 months. think about the recovery. in almost every battleground state, there has been a sizable drop in unemployment. in ohio, for example, the unemployment rate is at 7%. down 1.6% from a year ago. in the state of virginia, it s at 5.9%. in iowa, it s 5.2%. in nevada, it s still high at 11.8%. but it s come down nearly 2% over the past year. now, over the past year, 30 states have seen significant drops in unemployment compared to the national average. we could be doing even better with a stronger manufacturing base, as president obama is trying to implement day in and day out.
some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips caplets don t. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips lady ] live the regular life. phillips . welcome back to the ed show. we re in freeport, illinois. where a successful company built up by american workers, sensata technologies, is being dismantled and literally shipped to china. equipment s going, too. they want everything. closing this plant will have a ripple effect and freeport is not alone. since 2000, 5.5 million manufacturing jobs have been moved overseas, most of them going to china. that s because since 2000, 50,000, 5-0,000, factories have closed here in america. this week, the government released statistics on state unemployment rates over the past 12 months. think about the recovery. in almost every battleground
jenna: well, right now the battle for the swing states becomes ever important now that we re 18 days away from the election, and we have some brand new numbers on the economy. today we received the state unemployment rates. we get the nationals early in the month, and then each state turns in theirs a couple weeks later. and it s important to note that 22 states have higher unemployment rates than the national average including many swing states, nevada is one of em. check out the unemployment rate in the state of nevada,11.8% still. in fact, for the last 31 consecutive months it has had the highest unemployment rates this the country. a few of the things we want to show you when it comes to the economy in nevada, gas prices higher than the national average, when you look at foreclosures as well, in the top five of the country. so the economy certainly front
to make sure we have a safety net that cares for people that are falling from the middle class into poverty. 99ers receiving an unprecedented 99 weeks of jobless benefits. fight, fight, fight. but 20 straight months of job gains have many wondering when do you cut the cord? when do it we want it? now. with no easy answers for the long-term unemployed, what can and what should government do? sometimes it means making sure that there s a safety net. by the end of the summer the gaps in the safety net will be a whole lot wider, more than 100,000 americans across six states are set to lose the extended unemployment benefits they ve been receiving from the federal government. those are the states in yellow, rhode island, idaho, nevada, new jersey, new york, west virginia, and also washington, d.c. as state unemployment rates improve the kind of federal extensions that led to 99 weeks of support are being phased out. stevon moore is an editorial writer with the wall
as the gop nominee to be hoping to win back a state that went for president obama in 2008. and he s hoping hispanics will help him out. our colleague on that story in-depth for us in denver. i mentioned 2008. two thirds of the hispanic vote nationwide went to the democratic ticket but the vote in colorado was closer. does romney see an opening and could that spell a difference, do you think? oh, he definitely seeing an opening. both kand date candidates do. 12% to 14% of the overall voterless here in colorado and both sides are going at them. romney, the second trip since basically becoming the nominee, at least, unofficially to colorado. he is in the far west shoring up the business interests today and the latino voters, the swing voters and late deciders they hope to bring over to their side. a pollster here in colorado breaks it down why both candidates are after hispanics here in colorado, new mexico and in nevada. these candidates are looking at different pathways to