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Unemployment rising in swing states, despite strong U.S. economy overall

Employers added 128,000 jobs in October, stocks are hitting a record high, and the national unemployment rate is near a historic low, but last week the Justice Department released data showing unemployment is ticking up in nearly a third of U.S. counties. Washington Post economics correspondent Heather Long spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" about what it all means.
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