bruce kasman, chief economist at j.p. morgan. >> tom: the jobs report quickly became the hot topic on the campaign trail. president obama and republican challenger mitt romney both responded to the numbers today. >> we've still got too many folks out there who are looking for work. we've got more work to do on their behalf. not only to reclaim all the jobs that were lost during the recession, but also to reclaim the kind of financial security that too many americans have felt was slipping away from them for too long. >> the official unemployment number 8.3%. that's the longest period of time, 42 months-- the longest period of time we've had unemployment above 8% in american history. since its been recorded. this is an extraordinary record of failure. >> tom: this year the race for the white house rides on the economy, and the employment numbers. there are four more jobs reports before the november election. >> susie: coming up tonight, we head to the chicago suburbs, to learn how one manufacturer is getting around the so-