Temp hiring may be good sign

When you rely on economists for economic projections, you're betting on massive trends. GDP. Unemployment rates. Inventories.

But it helps to talk to business owners, too — especially when those executives work in the employment industry.

Frank Crum of FrankCrum, a professional employer organization, has noticed an uptick in temporary hiring. And after decades of experience with booms and busts, he says that kind of information bodes well for the near term.