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Employment in the private sector rose by 93,000 from October to November on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to ADP’s National Employment Report, released Wednesday.

In this Generational Viewpoints, RLB LLP (www.rlb.ca), a Guelph, Ont.-based accounting firm with over 60 employees, shares views on firm specialization from the perspective of Gen X partner Jason Gibbons, born in 1974, and Baby Boomer partner, Michael Manera, born in 1959.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 in October, but the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Economic confidence is rising among CFOs, according to a new survey that found 57 percent of them saying they plan to hire additional employees in the next six months.

Accounting and finance employees are feeling less confident in the economy and the job market, but optimism about their own personal employment situation has increased, according to a new survey.

Is it just me, or does anyone else find something egregious about the fact that the resident idiots of the reality show "Jersey Shore" receive roughly $30,000 per episode while the median annual earnings for someone aged 25 in the labor force hovers at about $32,000.

Starting salaries in the accounting and finance fields are expected to rise an average of 3.1 percent in the coming year.

In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. crashed his plane into the Atlantic Ocean. In the moments before the crash, experts believe that Kennedy didn't know that he was facing a violent, watery death.

Finance hiring is expected to increase slightly in the fourth quarter, according to a new survey.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu plans to hire a quarter of a million new employees over the next five years around the world, after the firm saw its revenue grow in the past year.

We love talking about Gen Y and the workplace and the trials and tribulations of younger workers. A new study released by Johnson Controls in Milwaukee looks at what Millennials are looking for when they enter the workforce. And while it may not dispel any myths, it does offer a better understanding of what they expect out of employers.

From singers to chefs, America is obsessed with identifying its next big stars. For viewers of TV shows like American Idol or Top Chef, it's all about an hour of entertainment. But in today's competitive business environment, the ability to identify a future industry or service line superstar can help your firm pull ahead of the competition.

Private sector employment increased by 42,000 from June to July on a seasonally adjusted basis, mainly due to hiring at small and midsized businesses, according to the latest report from payroll giant ADP.

CFOs, treasurers and their staff continued to earn larger raises than other white-collar workers did in 2009, according to a new survey by the Association for Financial Professionals.

The Treasury Department has released a new state-by-state report on the number of newly hired workers whose employers are eligible to claim tax credits under the HIRE Act, increasing the estimate from 4.5 million to 5.6 million workers.

Small-business employment grew slightly in July, but at a slower rate than in the past, according to a report by Intuit, while wages and hours worked by employees increased at a much faster pace.

Thirty-four percent of employed Americans plan to look for a new job when the economy gets better, according to a new survey by Deloitte.

More than 40 percent of San Francisco Bay Area CFOs predict an increase in hiring in the accounting field, according to a new survey by CPA firm Armanino McKenna LLP.

Nearly one third of small businesses plan to hire new employees in the second half of 2010, according to a new survey.

On February 24 of this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a statement and a work plan re-affirming its continuing support for a single set of high-quality global financial reporting standards.