Unemployment rates fall in 7 US swing states

Published October 19, 2012 7:36pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell or held steady last month in nine key swing states at the center of this year’s presidential election.

Rates dropped in Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada and North Carolina. They were unchanged in New Hampshire and Virginia.

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