I still don't think the tone has changed, ... I don't hear any hiring going on, and I don't hear any firings going on.
Retailers and construction companies just weren't hiring last month. Retailers did less hiring this holiday season.
August isn't exactly a barnburner for job creation. It didn't appear as if corporate America flicked on the hiring switch last month. I think there were a lot of problems plaguing big business. So I don't think we're going to get a big jobs number.
All of these corporate chieftains are saying new hiring is in the cards, around the corner, down the road -- but that doesn't mean March.