the number of new york-area professionals at the region’s top 25 accounting firms fell by 1,929 people, or 7%, versus year-earlier levels.
the latest crain’s list of the 25 largest accounting firms in the new york metropolitan area shows the firms together employing more than 23,000 professionals as of june 30.
overall, only nine accounting firms saw their new york-area professional headcount increase during the june-to-june period, while the remaining 16 experienced a decline.
eisner—ranked no. 7 on the crain’s list—saw the biggest local increase, growing by 120 professionals, or 25%. marks paneth & shron also boasted a relatively large increase—47 professionals, or 13.4%. and rosen seymour shapss martin & co. grew its local professional head count by 11.7%, or 20 professionals.