The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.2 percent in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as employers added a disappointing 80,000 jobs.

CBIZ is reporting solid gains in small business employment in the month of June among the small businesses using its payroll service.

Employment in the private sector increased by 176,000 from May to June on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest monthly employment report from payroll giant ADP, indicating that the recent slowdown in hiring may be reversing.

Hiring at small businesses fell 0.2 percent last month, but paycheck size was up 0.1 percent, according to payroll provider SurePayroll Inc.

U.S. small businesses experienced gains in their employment rates, average compensation and hours worked in June, while revenue figures declined in May, according to Intuit.

Two employees from Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co. PC, a multi-office firm based in Helena, Mont., with 240 employees. Generation X senior software engineer Luke Muszkiewicz, born in 1978, and Baby Boomer shareholder Kevin Kelley, born in 1949, shared their views on the following question: "How important is employee coaching to the success of the firm?"

Future firm leaders need a mix of personal guidance and outside support to keep them on track.

When its younger staff speak, Houston-based accounting firm MaloneBailey listens -- and acts

Congressional Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee have introduced a pair of bills to extend the production tax credit for wind energy manufacturers through the end of 2013 and provide a 10 percent income tax credit for employer payroll increases this year.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to do a better job of estimating its staffing needs for implementing the Affordable Care Act, according to a new government report.

Hiring and spending levels at small businesses remained depressed in May, as did plans to do more in the near future, according to a new survey.

Payroll and benefits outsourcing provider Paychex Inc. has released the Paychex Mobile smartphone application for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices.

Business executives who are also CPAs are adopting a more guarded viewpoint about the 12-month outlook for the U.S. economy than they were last quarter, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Only 3 percent of CFOs plan to add accounting and finance employees in the third quarter, according to a new survey by staffing company Robert Half International.

SurePayroll found that both hiring and paycheck size declined slightly in May by 0.1 percent.

While the average reported salary of management accountants declined slightly last year, their average total compensation with bonuses increased, according to a new salary survey from the Institute of Management Accountants.

The unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.2 percent as employers added only 69,000 jobs in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, indicating a slowdown in economic growth.

CBIZ has recently started a new CBIZ Human Capitalizing blog to help clients better manage their employees and their own businesses.

Private sector employers added 133,000 jobs from April to May on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to payroll giant ADP, in the latest sign of tepid employment growth.

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