The number of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks employed in the United States decreased steadily from 2012 to 2021. In 2021, there were approximately 1.5 million people employed as bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the U.S.
Number of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks employed in the United States from 2012 to 2021 (in millions)
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Statistics on Accounting services in the U.S.
Industry overview
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of accounting services in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. accounting firms by revenue 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue distribution of the leading U.S. accounting firms by service line 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of accountants and auditors employed in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks employed in the U.S. 2012-2021
Employment
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- Premium Statistic States with the most accountants and auditors in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Highest paying states for accounting and auditing in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Number of partners of the leading accounting firms in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Number of professionals at the leading accounting firms in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employees of the leading accounting firms in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of employees from minority groups in accounting services in the U.S. 2022
"Big Four" in U.S.
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- Basic Statistic Revenue of the Big Four accounting / audit firms worldwide by region 2021
- Basic Statistic Gross revenue of the Big Four accounting / audit firms in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Gross revenue of Deloitte in the U.S. 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Gross revenue of PwC in the U.S. 2012-2020
- Premium Statistic Gross revenue of EY in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Gross revenue of KPMG in the U.S. 2012-2020
Outlook
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Further related statistics
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- Hiring plans in accountancy businesses in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Tax services revenue of the leading U.S. accounting firms 2020-2021
- Audit and attest revenue of the leading U.S. accounting firms 2020-2021
- Leading accounting firms in Canada in 2015, by Canadian revenue
- Mean hourly wage of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in U.S. 2013-2021
- Legal and accounting firms in Italy 2015-2019, by legal form
- Italy: legal and management services output 2004-2016
- Number of bachelor's degree holders in accountancy Singapore 2011-2020, by gender
- Industry revenue of “accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy“ in South Africa 2011-2023
- Number of individuals employed as offices managers UK 2019, by occupation
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: employees in the administrative & support service 2011-2019
- Scotland: staff costs of Scottish Hockey from 2013 to 2016, by type
- Belgium: employees in the administrative & support service industry 2010-2019
- Slovakia: employees in the administrative & support service industry 2010-2019
- Denmark: employees in the administrative & support service industry 2010-2019
- Estonia: employees in the administrative & support service industry 2010-2019
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- Hiring plans in accountancy businesses in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Tax services revenue of the leading U.S. accounting firms 2020-2021
- Audit and attest revenue of the leading U.S. accounting firms 2020-2021
- Leading accounting firms in Canada in 2015, by Canadian revenue
- Mean hourly wage of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in U.S. 2013-2021
- Legal and accounting firms in Italy 2015-2019, by legal form
- Italy: legal and management services output 2004-2016
- Number of bachelor's degree holders in accountancy Singapore 2011-2020, by gender
- Industry revenue of “accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy“ in...
- Number of individuals employed as offices managers UK 2019, by occupation
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: employees in the administrative & support service 2011-2019
- Scotland: staff costs of Scottish Hockey from 2013 to 2016, by type
- Belgium: employees in the administrative & support service industry 2010-2019
- Slovakia: employees in the administrative & support service industry 2010-2019
- Denmark: employees in the administrative & support service industry 2010-2019
- Estonia: employees in the administrative & support service industry 2010-2019
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2022). Number of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks employed in the United States from 2012 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317598/number-of-bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks-employed-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks employed in the United States from 2012 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317598/number-of-bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks-employed-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Number of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks employed in the United States from 2012 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317598/number-of-bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks-employed-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks Employed in The United States from 2012 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317598/number-of-bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks-employed-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks employed in the United States from 2012 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317598/number-of-bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks-employed-us/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Number of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks employed in the United States from 2012 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317598/number-of-bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks-employed-us/