The U.S. economy gained only about 39,000 jobs in November, far fewer than expected, sending the unemployment rate up two-tenths of a percentage point to 9.8 percent, and putting more pressure on Congress to pass an extension in federal unemployment benefits.

Small business employment continued to show growth in November, according to a payroll report by Intuit, although wages were down and hours worked remained flat.

Employment in the private sector rose by 93,000 from October to November on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to ADP’s National Employment Report, released Wednesday.

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Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 in October, but the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Paychex, a provider of payroll, human resources and benefits outsourcing services for the small and midsized business markets, elevated company veteran Neil Rohrer to the post of vice president of core payroll services in the Eastern U.S.

Economic confidence is rising among CFOs, according to a new survey that found 57 percent of them saying they plan to hire additional employees in the next six months.

Accounting and finance employees are feeling less confident in the economy and the job market, but optimism about their own personal employment situation has increased, according to a new survey.

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Starting salaries in the accounting and finance fields are expected to rise an average of 3.1 percent in the coming year.

ADP has acquired MasterTax LLC and MasterTax Services, expanding the payroll giant’s array of payroll tax and compliance services.

The growth rate for small business employment continued rising in September, but at a slower rate than in August.

IBM and ADP have joined forces to expand the availability of ADP TaxServices tax and compliance software to more types of businesses.

The Senate debated a bill on Monday that would give companies a two-year holiday from their share of Social Security payroll withholding for each employee they hire to replace a worker at a foreign-based facility.

Upticks in payroll and human resources revenue helped payroll and benefits outsourcing provider Paychex Inc., post a 7 percent rise in first-quarter profits to $132 million, versus the results of last year’s first quarter for the period ended August 31.

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Depending on their point of view, payroll is either the best thing to happen to a CPA firm or the bane of their existence. But no matter what side of the fence CPAs are on, they have plenty of options to use or refer a payroll service.

The National Federation of Independent Business has selected CompuPay as its preferred payroll provider.

Finance hiring is expected to increase slightly in the fourth quarter, according to a new survey.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu plans to hire a quarter of a million new employees over the next five years around the world, after the firm saw its revenue grow in the past year.