LinkUp Data Generates Signal for Old Economy Businesses Hiring Tech Talent

For investors interested in taking a non-traditional approach to investing in traditional industries, employment data can offer a window into company-level innovation and tech adoption.

Job listings in particular can shed light on which technologies and skills are in-demand across the market, and which Old Economy firms are hiring for those skills.

Using job listing data, Sparkline analysts found that Old Economy stocks for companies hiring for high-demand tech skills outperformed their legacy competitors, even when controlling for sector biases.