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Mitt Romney: The unemployment rate as you know this year has come down very, very slowly but it's come down nonetheless. The reason…

On the recordOctober 4, 2012
The unemployment rate as you know this year has come down very, very slowly but it's come down nonetheless. The reason it's come down this year is primarily due to the fact that more and more people have just stopped looking for work.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Mitt Romney discusses the unemployment rate, attributing its decline to people ceasing their job search.

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