wages

more workers, with some making quite a bit more money.

by beth bellor
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winter doldrums didn’t seem to affect the tax and accounting profession, which saw several sectors hit new hiring highs in february.

elsewhere in the nation, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 275,000 in february, nudging the unemployment rate up to 3.9 percent. professional and business services saw little change for the month.

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overall accounting profession employment at a record 1,163,600 was up 1,000 or 0.1 percent for the month and 29,600 or 2.6 percent for the year. employees averaged 35.9 hours per week, down 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the month but up 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the year. their earnings hit a new high of $41.41, up 21 cents or 0.5 percent for the month and 34 cents or 0.8 percent for the year.
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tax prep is less than half the increase.

by beth bellor
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is the accounting profession closing its staffing gap?

it sure seems that way, as employment hit an all-time high in january. women fared well, too, reaching record levels in the field overall and in payroll services.

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nationally, unemployment held at 3.7 percent as total nonfarm payroll employment increased 353,000, according to the latest data available to 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research. of those new hires, 74,000 came in professional and business services, well above 2023’s monthly average of 14,000.
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their bosses aren’t seeing the same increases.

by beth bellor
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going into the new year, the average american is doing somewhat better. earnings are up a bit; unemployment is down a bit.

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for employees in the tax, accounting and bookkeeping business, things are more complicated. pay for employees overall? usually down, way down. but pay for staff in every sector? all-time highs.
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millennials say compensation isn’t the most important thing. employers say, “heard.”

by beth bellor

suppose you’re a leader in a field that has fretted for months over staff shortages. would you put on your thinking cap, plug it in for a while and come up with… frozen pay?

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strangely enough, that’s what the latest tax and accounting profession earnings data show. compared to previous months, the trend is stagnant or even down. the only bright spot was in payroll services staff, which also added bodies – but cut hours.

(how’s that song go? if it weren’t for bad luck?)
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