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A lot of times employment lags. i know that sounds like wall street speak or an excuse that economists make. but things have to happen before companies are willing to hire, tamron. they cut to the bone. they got their costs down, brought their inventory levels down to manageable areas during the depths of this recession. thats the worst weve seen since the 30s. to expect employment to immediately snap back after we had a very large ship to right in the financial world. that comes first, then mai...

Jobs in march. we will find out this friday trace if the bureau of labor statistics agrees. trace: i know youre also looking at the numbers on the rate of shupment manufactured goods. was that disapointing? >> a bit, yes. shipments are an indicator of supply if shipments decline could mean retailers are comfortable with inventory levels that in turn could mean they will be hiring people soon to help dispose of excess inventory or if youre the type of person who sees the cup as half empty that th...

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