JOBS REPORT: Hiring Up. Wages Down.

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By CPA Trendlines

Maybe it’s the restlessness that comes with the shift from summer to fall. Employment figures were up and down all over the place, according to new CPA Trendlines research.

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Still, the industry as a whole hit a new high. And women are making huge gains – in accounting overall, in CPA firms and especially in payroll, where their jump from a year ago is an astonishing 16.2 percent.

In this report, CPA Trendlines highlights:

  • Current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and CPA segments of the industry.
  • Average hourly wages for key segments.
  • Typical hours worked per week, and
  • Trends concerning women in the accounting workforce.