Signs of a hiring slowdown? Payroll agencies trim hours.
By Beth Bellor
CPA Trendlines
Are the heady days of hiring spikes over? Maybe, but the accounting profession still scores far more positives than negatives, according to a new CPA Trendlines analysis.
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New records are being set in overall staff, in payroll staff, and in bookkeeping. Tax preparation services, meanwhile, continue to shed employees. And payroll agencies are cutting back on hours worked.
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
- Trends concerning women in the accounting workforce
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