Employers added only 114,000 jobs in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, but the job gains were enough to lower the unemployment rate three-tenths of a percentage point to 7.8 percent, the lowest level in four years.

The service sector was largely responsible for an increase of 144,000 of the 162,000 jobs added in September, beating analyst expectations, according to the latest monthly national employment report from payroll giant ADP.

Payroll service provider SurePayroll found that month-over-month hiring declined 0.2 percent in September, according to its SurePayroll Scorecard, while year-over-year hiring fell 1.5 percent.

CPACA Leadership Study Says Communication Key, Integrity Essential

The Internal Revenue Service would be able to save more than $111 million in real estate rental costs over the next five years by requiring employees to share their work space if they often work remotely, according to a new government report.

Accounting and professional services firm Kolb+Co. has recently launched a new blog, The Kolb+Co Element.

CPA firm management consultants Rita Keller of Keller Advisors and Gary Adamson of Adamson Advisory have introduced SurveyCPA, a set of survey tools designed for the accounting profession.

Four out of 10 C-suite executives admit that their companies are missing performance targets and growth opportunities due to ineffective talent management, according to a new report by the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

The CPA test is one of the most difficult professional credential examinations where the average passing rate is one of the lowest in any professional qualification test.

Staffing levels in the accounting and finance field are expected to remain steady in the fourth quarter, according to CFOs surveyed by staffing company Robert Half International.

CBIZ reported a rebound in small business employment in August among its payroll clients following a decrease in July.

The unemployment rate dipped two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, even though employers only added a disappointing 96,000 jobs to the nonfarm payroll employment numbers.

CPA business executives are becoming more pessimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

Employment in the private sector increased by 201,000 from July to August, according to payroll giant ADP’s National Employment Report, beating analyst expectations.

Intuit reported Wednesday that small businesses with fewer than 20 employees created 30,000 new jobs in August, but overall saw revenue declines.

Payroll service provider SurePayroll reported Friday that optimism among small business owners declined slightly in August, with 60 percent of the small business owners it surveyed feeling optimistic about the economy, compared to 62 percent last month, with both hiring and average paycheck size declining as well.

Staff members at privately held companies are less likely to receive information from management about how the business is performing than employees at publicly traded companies, according to a new survey.

The best time to leave public accounting is after the three- to six-year mark, recommends a new report that relies on advice from alumni of the Big Four firms and Minneapolis-area CFOs.

To reach their full potential, individuals who have been promoted to new leadership roles in their firms, whether they are partners, shareholders or principals, must master both technical and soft skills.

Deloitte opened its Deloitte University facility about a year ago and it’s already using the campus to host forward-looking discussions on talent development.