Payroll

Hiring and wages at small businesses ticked upward slightly last month despite the ongoing economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Small businesses in Nebraska, Oklahoma and other rural states have been the most successful at getting federal pandemic relief in the $284 billion round of aid that opened this month, buoyed by a new rule that authorizes loans to many farms that didn’t qualify before.

Growth in small business jobs and wages declined last month as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to payroll giant Paychex.

Professional services like accounting and tax prep gained 12,000 jobs, however, according to the payroll giant.

The provider of payroll, benefits and HR technology for small businesses is making a push to sign up more accounting firms as partners.

The slowest month of job growth since the spring occurred amid the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are signs of a slowdown in the economy as businesses continue to struggle with rising COVID-19 infections across the country.

Unemployment declined 1 percentage point to 6.9 percent as the economy continues a slow recovery despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Wages are set to go up in Florida after voters passed a minimum wage ballot initiative in Tuesday’s election.

The coronavirus and uncertainty over the election are slowing down employment gains.

The unemployment rate declined to 7.9 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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There are signs of a slowdown in the economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread.

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Small-business employment and hours worked grew a bit in September, especially in the Northeast and within the construction industry, according to the latest monthly report from payroll giant Paychex.

Many employers are questioning the benefit of the payroll tax deferral.

The U.S. House of Representatives won’t implement President Donald Trump’s order allowing employers to defer payroll taxes owed by workers, joining major companies in rejecting the option.

A month after President Donald Trump moved to shore up workers’ incomes by giving employers the option of deferring payroll taxes, the effort has failed to energize a U.S. economy still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

The pandemic may encourage business owners to ‘borrow’ from the government.

ADP's Pete Isberg explains what we know about payroll tax deferral -- and what we don't.