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1Metrics you may not be using but should be - Part 4: Rehire Rate 2 Citations What is Rehire Rate? You may have heard of the ?boomerang? strategy where organisations seek to re-recruit their ex-employees. During an era of skilled labour shortages this may be an increasingly attractive sourcing strategy, and Rehire Rate will be an increasingly popular Human Capital metric. Rehire Rate indicates the percentage of ex-employees rehired during the period. A , technorati.comWhat is Rehire Rate?You may have heard of the ?boomerang? strategy where organisations seek to re-recruit their ex-employees. During an era of skilled labour shortages this may be an increasingly attractive sourcing strategy, and Rehire Rate will be an increasingly popular Human Capital metric. Rehire Rate indicates the percentage of ex-employees rehired during the period. A result of 10% means that 10% of all external recruits during the reporting period were re-hires. Why is this measure im, technorati.com
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Best Indicators for the End of the Recession 1 Citation Robert Johnson at Morningstar provides this article about employment statistics and their usefulness in pinpointing the end of the recession: Our conclusion is that at the bottom of an economic cycle, the initial jobless claim peak tended to lead the economy by a month or two. The employment trough, however, lagged the economic bottom by almost five months, and the unemployment rate pulled up the rear, lagging the economy by almost eight months. As I?ve pointed out before on this blog, t, technorati.com
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How to Interpret the Conflicting Signals 1 Citation Over the past weeks, I?ve posted several articles suggesting things are starting to improve ? and more particularly, here in Victoria.Since the low point on 6 March, the Australian stock market has enjoyed roughly a 20% improvement. And that has also been reflected on Wall Street.However, we then received the recent announcement of unemployment reaching 5.7% for March ? the worst for 5 years.On the one hand, the Bulls are claiming the stock market is now confirming a turnaround. And on the oth, technorati.com
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Headlines Support Obama's Claim 1 Citation Even Drudge has gotten into the act with a headline proclaiming that it's been the worst year since 1933. It's a weak claim and a disingenuous comparison. Following the Drudge link to the Wall Street Journal , we find the following description of events; The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 119.15 points, or 1.7%, to end at 7062.93. The blue-chip benchmark ended down 937.93 points, or 11.72% on the month -- the worst percentage drop for February since 1933, when it fell 15.62%. The, technorati.com
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Economic Recovery Soon? Even if Obama Slows it Down, He?ll Get Credit 1 Citation Larry Kudlow is a very knowledgeable voice on economic trends and developments. I sure hope his post at The Corner is correct: Investors continue to ignore one of the very brightest spots in the firmament: Namely, the credit freeze is thawing, according to all manner of key interest rates and spreads. In fact, LIBOR is around , technorati.com
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Are things really bad and 90% certain to get worse? Yes. 1 Citation Are things really bad and 90% certain to get worse? Yes. By Daniel | December 7, 2008 I think the market has seen some interference at times of stress but mainly just sentiment and look at the vaporous things that have changed it.Hartford shares more than double. Makes a good headline but substance behind? I(ncreased earnings forecast by a huge 10% based on increasing prices apparently- fat chance. Earnings forecast reduced by half! less than 2 months ago, shares then down 90%. Remember the b, technorati.com
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Moving averages ? indicating bull or bear markets? 1 Citation The table below provides a summary of the 50- and 200-day moving averages pertaining to a number of global indices. The orange shading indicates indices still trading below their moving averages and show the percentage gain required in order to reach the moving average line. Conversely, the green shading shows those indices that have already breached the moving averages to the upside and the numbers indicate the percentage decline that will reverse the break. Click on the table below for a lar, technorati.com
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580,000 jobs lost can never ?look good? no matter how it?s spun. 1 Citation If national unemployment (U3) reaches 9%, the more realistic U6) number could approximate 14%. This downturn is unlike the past. It isn?t a typical correction, a spin off of excess. It has scared consumers because their home?s value has fallen along with their retirement nest egg. I believe it will strongly influence buying behaviors for years to come. Atop the ?old? worries of costly and rising entitlement and health care attributable to an aging population, we now have serious issues from, technorati.com
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9 things keep in mind in this market and economy 1 Citation 1. The rise in equity prices from the recent bottom to here has been *MAGICAL* (banks don?t float shares to lose money - they have been striking while the iron?s hot) 2. Always watch: overall employment, home values, and auto sales. Even though many people insist employment is a lagging indicator, these are the true drivers , technorati.com
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1 Citation Everyone knows that there is a bid-ask gap between buyers and sellers. Everybody knows that financing is extremely difficult with the credit markets still in turmoil. Everyone seems to understand that commercial real estate sector lags behind the rest of the economy. Yet everyone seems to forget what will really help get CRE , technorati.com
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