Accounting Industry Adds 500 Jobs

Marks 16 months annualized expansion. But CPA firms are a different story.

Accounting and bookkeeping services, All employees in thousands, thru July 2012

The accounting and bookkeeping industry, which includes CPA firms and payroll agencies, added a statistically meaningless 500 jobs in July, according to new data sourced by CPA Trendlines. July ended with 953,200 FTE’s, up from June’s 952,700.

But it’s in the year-over-year gains where the trend is more clear. And the story at CPA firms is much different.