In 2023, women made up almost 60 percent of accountants and auditors in the United States. This was a slight decrease when compared to the previous year. Women have, however, made up the majority of accountants and auditors in the United States between 2020 and 2023.
In 2024, there were a record amount of accountants and auditors working in the United States, with a workforce that totaled roughly *** million people. This was an increase of approximately ******* when compared to 2012.Accountants and auditorsAuditors and accountants are responsible for preparing financial records, examining these records to ensure their accuracy and compliance, and ensuring that the correct amount of tax is paid. While most companies employ in-house accountants to maintain financial records, to guarantee independence audits are generally conducted by third-party consultancy firms. The leading accounting and audit firms in the United States by some distance are the aptly colloquialized "Big Four" – PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG. Accountants in the U.S.The number of accountants in the United States can be expected to continue to rise over the short term, with around one quarter of accountancy businesses planning to hire new staff in 2024. California was the state with the highest employment level in accounting and auditing, totaling around ******* people as of May 2024. The state with the highest wages for accountants, however, was New York, with a median annual wage considerably higher than the national average. Nationally, salary ranges for finance and accounting professionals vary greatly depending on experience and seniority. This can fluctuate from around ****** U.S. dollars at the low end to as high as ******* for Chief Financial Officers.
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Graph and download economic data for All Employees, Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (CES6054120001) from Jan 1990 to Jun 2025 about accounting, professional, establishment survey, business, services, employment, and USA.
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In 2024, California was the state with the highest employment level in accounting and auditing, with approximately ******* working within this industry. The state of New York was second in the list, employing roughly *******, as well as being second in the list of highest paying states for accounting and auditing. The accounting industry in the United States The spending per average consumer of accounting services in the United States increased significantly between 2020 and 2023, with trends indicating that spending on accounting fees will continue to grow. With such great demand, it is little surprise that the revenue of accounting services within the country has been on an upward spiral since 2011. The number of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks employed in the United States have also had to keep up with these growth trajectories, as employment within the industry also grew in the last year. Employment levels in the United States In 2023, figures of those in officially recognized employment rose substantially, as employment in the United States continued on a steady path. According to the International Monetary Fund, this figure is expected to rise continuously until 2023. With the backbone of the U.S. economy lying in the hospitality and leisure industry, employment figures took a significant hit during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 owing to lockdown measures that required restaurants and leisure facilities to stay closed indefinitely. This prediction, therefore, will have come as a relief to the American economy, as hires in leisure and hospitality services was the industry with the third most new employees nationwide in September 2024.
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The summary statistics by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) which include: operating revenue (dollars x 1,000,000), operating expenses (dollars x 1,000,000), salaries wages and benefits (dollars x 1,000,000), and operating profit margin (by percent), of accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services (NAICS 54121), annual, for five years of data.
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This table contains 75 series, with data for years 1998 - 2012 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2015-07-17. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (15 items: Canada; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (1 items: Accounting; tax preparation; bookkeeping and payroll services ...), Summary statistics (5 items: Operating revenue; Operating expenses; Salaries; wages and benefits; Operating profit margin ...).
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United States Employment: NF: PB: Accounting & Bookeeping data was reported at 953.500 Person th in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 961.600 Person th for May 2018. United States Employment: NF: PB: Accounting & Bookeeping data is updated monthly, averaging 833.100 Person th from Jan 1990 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 342 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,103.800 Person th in Feb 2017 and a record low of 602.900 Person th in Jul 1993. United States Employment: NF: PB: Accounting & Bookeeping data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G024: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Employment: Non Farm.
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United States AHE: sa: PW: PB: Accounting & Bookkeeping Services data was reported at 33.780 USD in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 33.840 USD for Feb 2025. United States AHE: sa: PW: PB: Accounting & Bookkeeping Services data is updated monthly, averaging 19.310 USD from Jan 1990 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 423 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.840 USD in Feb 2025 and a record low of 10.760 USD in Jul 1990. United States AHE: sa: PW: PB: Accounting & Bookkeeping Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G: Current Employment Statistics: Average Hourly Earnings: Production Workers: Seasonally Adjusted.
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Accounting Services Price Index (ASPI) by North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). Annual data is available from 1999. The table includes data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The current base period for the index is (2010=100).
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Understanding species coexistence has long been a major goal of ecology. Coexistence theory for two competing species posits that intraspecific density dependence should be stronger than interspecific density dependence. Great tits and blue tits are two bird species that compete for food resources and nesting cavities. Based on long-term monitoring of these two competing species at sites across Europe, combining observational and manipulative approaches, we show that the strength of density regulation is similar for both species, and that individuals have contrasting abilities to compete depending on their age. For great tits, density regulation is driven mainly by intraspecific competition. In contrast, for blue tits, interspecific competition contributes as much as intraspecific competition, consistent with asymmetric competition between the two species. In addition, including age-specific effects of intra- and interspecific competition in density-dependence models improves predictions of fluctuations in population size by up to three times.
With a total revenue of over 67 billion U.S. dollars, Deloitte was the largest of the Big Four accounting firms in 2024. The combined revenue of the firms increased steadily in the last decade and exceeded 212 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. The Big Four accounting firms The leading accounting firms in the world are Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), and Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG). The firms provide their clients with various professional services that include auditing, corporate finance, and legal advice. Consulting revenue accounted for around 40 percent of Deloitte’s record total in 2024, whereas PwC and EY received most of their revenue from auditing services. International firms with workforces to match When broken down by geographical region, the three biggest firms generated most of their revenue in the Americas region – KPMG’s most lucrative region was its network of firms in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (including India). The United States has remained a major market for all four firms, where Deloitte generated nearly half of its total revenue in 2024. In terms of the number of employees, the four firms had a combined global workforce of more than one million people, as Deloitte once again led the way in 2024.
As of January 2025, ** percent of social media users in the United States aged 40 to 49 years were users of Facebook, as were ** percent of ** to ** year olds in the country. Overall, ** percent of those aged 18 to 29 years were using Instagram in the U.S. The social media market in the United States The number of social media users in the United States has shown continuous growth in the past years, and it is forecast to continue increasing to reach *** million users in 2029. As of 2023, the social network user penetration in the United States amounted to an impressive ***** percent, meaning that more than nine in ten people in the country engaged with online platforms. Furthermore, Facebook was by far the most popular social media platform in the United States, accounting for ** percent of all social media visits in 2023, followed by Pinterest with **** percent of visits. The global social media landscape As of April 2024, **** billion people were social media users, accounting for **** percent of the world’s population. Northern Europe was the region with the highest social media penetration rate with a reach of **** percent, followed by Western Europe with **** percent and Eastern Asia **** percent. In contrast, less than one in ten people in Middle Africa used social networks. Facebook’s popularity is not limited to the United States: this network leads the market on a global scale, and it accumulated more than three billion monthly active users (MAU) as of 2024, which is far more any other social media platform. YouTube, Instagram, and WhatsApp followed, all with *** billion or more MAU.
In 2024, Deloitte roughly 21 billion U.S. dollars in revenue from its assurance segment, making it the leader in the assurance market among the Big Four. The Big Four worldwide The Big Four consist of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY), and KPMG. These companies are the four largest accounting and audit firms worldwide. In 2024, they brought in more than 212 billion U.S. dollars in global combined revenue. Out of the four, Deloitte had the highest number of employees. Second in the list was Ernst & Young, followed by PwC, and KPMG. The majority of revenue generated by Deloitte came from the Americas region, as was the case with PwC and EY. The Big Four in the U.S. These four companies have the most influence in the accounting and audit sector in the United States, auditing over 80 percent of U.S. public companies. Out of the Big Four, Deloitte brought in the highest gross revenue in the United States. Following Deloitte was PwC, bringing in 22.75 billion U.S. dollars, then Ernst & Young, that brought in 21.46 billion U.S. dollars. KPMG brought in the least, generating 12.2 billion U.S. dollars the same year.
In 2023, women made up almost 60 percent of accountants and auditors in the United States. This was a slight decrease when compared to the previous year. Women have, however, made up the majority of accountants and auditors in the United States between 2020 and 2023.