outlook & analysis

accounting jobs advance for 3rd month in a row

accounting and bookkeeping sector adds 17,800 jobs in may.

accounting and bookkeeping services, all employees, in thousands, thru may 2011

in the biggest single-month gain since the recession, the accounting industry added almost 18,000 new jobs in may, bringing the total headcount to 926,300, a 29-month high. in fact, accounting was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise disappointing jobs report.