The bean counters would have missed the retail collapse

See the spike? That came in, suddenly, post Christmas.  A simple prob;em, iof retailers are the first to be hit,nthen they will be hit just at post holiday.  Their sustainability is determined by the holidays.

In the unadjusted number, November and december showed fewer jobs cuts than normal for fall.  The construction workers and builders happy with chinese purchases and warm weather

Zereo Hedge has a deeper look.. But the working stiff is not driving this economy.