Payroll February 3, 2023
Mortgage Rates Drop For Fourth Week in a Row
The average for a 30-year, fixed loan was 6.09%, down from 6.13% last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
Payroll February 3, 2023
Inflation Rate Drops for 6th Month; Housing Market Still High
There’s good news on the inflation front: December 2022 marked the sixth straight month that the U.S. rate of inflation has decreased.
Payroll February 3, 2023
U.S. Economy Expands at 2.9% Rate in Q4
The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy pace in the fourth quarter, though signs of slowing underlying demand mounted as the steepest interest-rate hikes in decades threaten growth this year.
Payroll February 3, 2023
ADP Says 107,000 Jobs Added in January; Salaries Up 7.3%
Private sector employment increased by 106,000 jobs in January and annual pay was up 7.3 percent year-over-year, according to the January ADP National Employment Report.
Payroll February 1, 2023
U.S. Job Openings Pass 11 Million
Vacancies at U.S. employers unexpectedly increased at the end of 2022, illustrating a solid appetite for labor that the Federal Reserve sees as one of the last hurdles to bring down inflation.
Payroll February 1, 2023
64% of Americans Live ‘Paycheck-to-Paycheck’
The share of Americans who say they live paycheck-to-paycheck climbed last year, and most of the new arrivals in that category were among the country’s higher earners, a new study shows.
Payroll February 1, 2023
U.S. Housing Market Down 2.5% Since June 2022
Last year’s run-up in mortgage rates cast a chill on the housing market, leading to the worst annual slide in sales of previously owned homes in more than a decade.
Technology January 31, 2023
Survey: 40% of U.S. Companies Reported a Data Leak in the Past Year
A big cause of data leaks is improper implementation of zero trust and full trust approaches, SysKit says.
Accounting January 31, 2023
Georgia CPAs Advocate for Profession at State Capitol
CPA Day attendees enjoyed a networking breakfast followed by a legislative update.
Accounting January 31, 2023
U.S. Consumer Confidence Declined in January
The Expectations Index is below 80 which often signals a recession within the next year. Both present situation and expectations indexes were revised up slightly in December.
Small Business January 31, 2023
58% of U.S. Businesses Plan to Add New Jobs in 2023
While many companies are eager to hire, 9 in 10 managers said it's challenging to find skilled professionals, on par with results from the prior State of U.S. Hiring Survey.
January 24, 2023
3 Ways Retirees Can Make Money From Home
Retirees have options to turn their lifelong work experience into profitable, work-from-home jobs.