Accounting Employment Creeps Back Up

The pattern is there’s no pattern.

By Beth Bellor
CPA Trendlines

The wild swings of 2016 are behind us, as employment and compensation figures fluctuate but within mellow ranges, according to a new CPA Trendlines analysis.

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High points year over year were tax prep at 3.6 percent, payroll at 4.3 percent, and women in payroll at 5.3 percent.