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We now have a new number. 388,000 people. that's a very large number. that is the number of people that file first time jobless claims, highest in four months and up 46,000 from last week. that means the employment picture has turned dismal all over again and the president will be hard-put to say the economy's headed in the right direction with a number of people filing jobless claims is going straight up. martha: stuart, we'll get one more monthly look at the overall unemployment rate before this election. >> and that too will be very interesting, because the last monthly employment report al...

Nearly two dozen states from maine all the way to california. early turnout has some counties predicting record breaking numbers for this year? could be. we'll see. martha: could be a factor. how about this factor. a big jump in the weekly jobless numbers. 19 days before the election, the number of americans seeking unemployment benefits lept by 46,000 last week to 388,000. that's the highest number we have seen in four months. stuart varney is anchor of "varney & company" on the fox business network. so, stuart, what do you make of this number today? >> may i start with last week please? mart...