With the now behind us, what's the next big item on the campaign calendar?
It's Friday's 8:30 a.m. ET release from about the September unemployment rate and how many jobs were added to payrolls last month.
Here's what we'll likely hear, according to economists surveyed by and :
-- That there was an uptick in the jobless rate, from 8.1 percent in August to 8.2 percent.
-- That there was a net increase of about 115,000 jobs on private and public payrolls. That's weak growth, but slightly better than the .
If those forecasts turn out to be correct, that means Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his supporters will again talk about how the jobless rate has remained above 8 percent throughout President Obama's time in office. It also means that Obama and his supporters will focus on how there's at least been slow, steady job growth for more than 2 1/2 years.
They'll have one more chance to debate employment figures before Election Day, by the way. The October jobs report . Election Day is Nov. 6.
We'll be posting on Friday's news when it comes. Watch for related posts on and .
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