Payroll

The pace of hiring at small businesses continued to increase for the fifth month in a row as wages spiked dramatically.

The U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule that aims to set reasonable limits on the amount of time that tipped employees can spend in non-tipped activities when the employer receives a tip credit.

The deal will help small-business customers hire remote workers in other states and abroad.

The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.8%, as the economy continues its slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The private sector gained 568,000 jobs in September, payroll giant ADP reported Wednesday, in the latest sign of a slowing, but steady economic recovery from the pandemic.

While small businesses continued to add jobs in September, the pace of hiring slowed, according to a new report from payroll giant Paychex.

ADP has updated its payroll and HR software with new user design, artificial intelligence and machine learning features, as well as employee vaccine tracking.

The unemployment rate declined, but the jobs report fell far short of economist expectations.

The economy showed continuing signs of recovery, although the Delta variant hampered new job creation.

Small businesses continued to increase hiring and hourly pay in August, payroll giant Paychex reported, as the economic recovery continued despite the spread of the Delta variant.