Featuring the compact size, full-frame, 18 megapixel 24 x 36mm sensor (35mm format), sophisticated image processing and robust construction of the highly successful Leica M9, the M9-P also incorporates features designed for professional users or photographers who prefer a pure, even more unobtrusive styling.

ENGADGET: Leica M9-P looks like it costs a fortune, doesn't disappoint

With oil prices trending high, hiring for energy jobs is robust, while the ongoing slump in new housing construction has depressed demand for lumber and thus for lumberjacks, says Mr. Lee.

WSJ: Not All Jobs Are Created Equal

Company profits are at record levels, and even if their growth is not as quick as it was a few months ago, capital spending by firms remains astonishingly robust, and is spreading now from manufacturing to non-manufacturing sectors including construction.

ECONOMIST: Twitchy foreign hedge funds have sold too soon