Economics
What Will the Jobless Rate Be on Election Day?
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The 2012 New Hampshire primary is less than a year away. What may ultimately decide the election is the jobless rate when voters head for the polls that first Tuesday in November 2012. Though recent job numbers are encouraging for the Democrats, economists still disagree sharply on what employment will look like come Election Day. Here are forecasts of the jobless rate in the last quarter of 2012 from three prominent economists.
CHIEF ECONOMIST