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.

Is it just me, or does anyone else find something egregious about the fact that the resident idiots of the reality show "Jersey Shore" receive roughly $30,000 per episode while the median annual earnings for someone aged 25 in the labor force hovers at about $32,000.

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.

In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. crashed his plane into the Atlantic Ocean. In the moments before the crash, experts believe that Kennedy didn't know that he was facing a violent, watery death.

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.

We love talking about Gen Y and the workplace and the trials and tribulations of younger workers. A new study released by Johnson Controls in Milwaukee looks at what Millennials are looking for when they enter the workforce. And while it may not dispel any myths, it does offer a better understanding of what they expect out of employers.

From singers to chefs, America is obsessed with identifying its next big stars. For viewers of TV shows like American Idol or Top Chef, it's all about an hour of entertainment. But in today's competitive business environment, the ability to identify a future industry or service line superstar can help your firm pull ahead of the competition.

The Labor Department reported Friday that non-farm payroll employment fell by 54,000 in August, largely because of government layoffs, including 114,000 temporary workers hired for the census being laid off, along with state and local government workers.

A pair of employment reports indicated that small businesses cut back on their hiring last month.

Sage North America and Intuit are phasing out some of their online services for accountants and their small business and individual clients.

Private sector employment increased by 42,000 from June to July on a seasonally adjusted basis, mainly due to hiring at small and midsized businesses, according to the latest report from payroll giant ADP.

CFOs, treasurers and their staff continued to earn larger raises than other white-collar workers did in 2009, according to a new survey by the Association for Financial Professionals.