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>> especially true for college graduates and others beginning their careers. those under 30 already have an unemployment rate of 11.8%. not counting the 1 opinion 7 million who gave us and don't get counted. >> the number would be 16.6%. >> at the same time, researchers say wages measured by the median household income are dropping an fallen 4.8% since the official end of the recession. >> wages stall so people stretch the paycheck farther to pay for higher gasoline prices. one way for stagnation is the coffintition for overseas, import and exports quadrupleed since 1960s. cheaper clothes and ...

What the polls might not be telling us. >> right, chris. democrats have things to feel good about in nevada, over 50% that voted early went to president obama according to the new nbc news poll, those deciding whether to vote early or not favor the president as well by over 50%. also helping the president, registration numbers in the state, democrats lead with 42%, that's similar to 2008. bolstering the republicans' argument, though, the state's bad economy. unemployment is at 11.8%, foreclosures are fifth in the nation slightly better than its 62-week at number one. and almost two-thirds of h...

Hours. nevada has a higher unemployment rate than the national average. last month it was nearly 11.8%. the rate sixth nationally in foreclosure rates, and they have a gas price average of $3.89, compared to $3.63 across the country. there are also allegations of possible voter fraud. this time in the critical battleground state of colorado. nine electoral votes are up for grabs there. we are learning that the secretary of state is announcing a growing list of suspected, noncitizens on the voter rolls. eric is back on the story today. live in new york, what is happening in colorado, eric? repo...

Early ballot requests. 43-34%. there's also another 23% of early voters out there but their party affiliation is unknown. as we look at nevada's las vegas journal, romney/ryan pledge to bring jobs back to nevada. in fact, campaigning there yesterday, governor romney and congressman ryan made a bold promise to get state unemployment down to 6% if elected. it's currently at 11.8. in the all-important buckeye state, the big headline from the columbus dispatch, ohio jobless rate lowest since 2008. down .3 of a percent now at 5.7 percent, well below the national average. the other big story in ohio...

Here? which swing states? >> right, alex. a bureau of labor statistics came out with reports saying unemployment fell in all but two of the swing states. let's go through some of these numbers. new hampshire and virginia came in at 5.7% and 5.9%. those were unchanged. but ohio, wisconsin, colorado and florida were all down. and ohio came down -- was at 7%. it was down .2%. unemployment also fell in wisconsin, colorado and florida, as i said. and then also nevada, michigan and north carolina all came down as well. nevada was at 11.8%. north carolina was at 9.6%. and michigan at 9.3%. and i also...