Economic Developments
The latest news can be found here about the economic recovery, including hiring trends, unemployment figures, business growth and macroeconomic indicators.
Management Accountants Feel Better about Global Economy
CEOs, CFOs and other senior management accountants have a cautious, yet increasingly positive outlook for the global economy over the next 12 months, according to a new survey. Read more »
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Senior Finance Executives Plan Moderate Expansion
May 15, 2012A slight majority of 53 percent of senior finance executives plan to increase headcount over the... Read more »
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CBIZ Sees Slight Uptick in Small Business Hiring
May 10, 2012The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index, a barometer for hiring trends among companies with 300... Read more »
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Private Companies Too Nervous to Hire
May 4, 2012Private companies are too nervous about the future to increase their hiring, according to a new... Read more »
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Employers Added 115,000 Jobs in April
May 4, 2012A disappointing total of 115,000 jobs were added to nonfarm payrolls in April, decreasing the... Read more »
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SurePayroll Sees Small Biz Hiring and Paychecks Lag
May 2, 2012Hiring and the size of the average paycheck have dropped at small businesses, according to... Read more »
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ADP Finds Private Sector Added 119,000 Jobs in April
May 2, 2012Employers in the private sector added 119,000 jobs from March to April, according to seasonally... Read more »
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Accountants Feeling Better about Global Economy
April 23, 2012Confidence in the global economy recovered significantly in the early part of this year among... Read more »
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Small Businesses Proceed Cautiously as Economy Improves
April 19, 2012More than one-third (35 percent) of small business owners believe the economy is recovering, but... Read more »
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Small Businesses Temper Their Optimism
April 12, 2012Small business owners are losing some of their optimism and planning to do less hiring in the... Read more »
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CBIZ Sees Broad Increase in Small Business Hiring
April 5, 2012CBIZ said Thursday that its Small Business Employment Index for March indicated the highest... Read more »
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Intuit Sees Jump in Small Business Employment
April 4, 2012Employment at small businesses increased in March at the highest rate in over two years,... Read more »
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Congress Passes JOBS Act for Small Business
March 27, 2012Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to spur investment in small businesses and help... Read more »
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PwC Offers Risk Management Benchmarking
March 19, 2012PricewaterhouseCoopers has unveiled an online risk management tool in conjunction with the... Read more »
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CBIZ Sees Slight Rebound in Small Biz Employment
March 15, 2012CBIZ is reporting a slight increase in hiring at small businesses in February. Read more »
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