Below is the correlation between auto sales and employment. Note auto sales lead employment by roughly 2-3 months. Now, when we add this data point to what we have seen in temp employment (it has a 3-4 month lead time on NFP’s) and the strength there, we have a couple indicators that tell us we should be accelerating employment numbers in early spring.
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Todd Sullivan is a Massachusetts-based value investor and a General Partner in Rand Strategic Partners. He looks for investments he believes are selling for a discount to their intrinsic value given their current situation and future prospects. He holds them until that value is realized or the fundamentals change in a way that no longer support his thesis. His blog features his various ideas and commentary and he updates readers on their progress in a timely fashion. His commentary has been seen in the online versions of the Wall St. Journal, New York Times, CNN Money, Business Week, Crain’s NY,…
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