Sound Off: Jobs Report Helps Obama

The nation's unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in September, its lowest level in nearly four years, according to figures released Friday.

High unemployment, and previous promises by President Barack Obama to keep the rate below 8 percent if the stimulus passed, have been repeated often on the campaign trail.

The next employment report is due just days before the November election, so these September figures may be the last jobs report with any impact on the election.

SO HERE'S THE QUESTION: Do you think this unemployment report helps President Obama secure re-election?

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South Carolina's unemployment rate has remained persistently high at 9.6 percent in August, the latest numbers available. Economists suggest an ideal U.S. unemployment rate is between 4 and 6 percent.