When will business hiring begin to reverse the state’s job losses?

The question of when to expand your work force is always tricky, but never more so than coming out of a recession. If you hire too early, on an overly optimistic reading of the situation, you can extend the losses you are trying to limit.

So the question is, what are the signs that business owners use to determine when to take action in the chicken or egg question, does the recession end when you start hiring or do you start hiring when the recession ends?