accounting jobs up 4% for year

payroll services up over 7 percent.

by beth bellor
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employment in the accounting profession continues to climb, according to the most recent federal jobs data. new highs were set in

  • employment overall and for staff, cpa firm staff, payroll, payroll staff, bookkeeping and women
  • earnings overall and for staff, and for payroll staff

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total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 339,000 in may, with the unemployment rate ticking up by 0.3 percentage point to 3.7 percent. the professional and business services sector added 64,000 jobs, similar to april.

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overall accounting profession employment

 

accounting jobs in may reached 1,159,600. that’s an increase of 10,800 or 0.9 percent for the month and 45,600 or 4.1 percent for the year.

employees work an average of 35.6 weekly hours, unchanged for the month but down 42 minutes or 1.9 percent for the year. their average hourly earnings hit a new high of $41.26, up 14 cents or 0.3 percent for the month and $2.66 or 6.9 percent for the year.

staff in accounting number 833,800, up 6,700 or 0.8 percent for the month and 38,200 or 4.8 percent for the year. they put in 35 hours per week, up 12 minutes or 0.6 percent for the month but down 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the year. they made $31.52 an hour, up 26 cents or 0.8 percent for the month and $1.90 or 6.4 percent for the year.

cpa firms

cpa firm employment of 544,600 is up 1,400 or 0.3 percent for the month and 24,500 or 4.7 percent for the year. weekly hours at 36.7 are down 6 minutes or 0.3 percent for the month and 18 minutes or 0.8 percent for the year. hourly earnings of $43.82 are up 9 cents or 0.2 percent for the month and $3.21 or 7.9 percent for the year.

cpa firm staff at 376,900 are up 1,800 or 0.5 percent for the month and 19,200 or 5.4 percent for the year. they’re working 35.4 hours, down 24 minutes or 1.1 percent for the month and unchanged for the year. their earnings at $33.35 are up 6 cents or 0.2 percent for the month and $2.01 or 6.4 percent for the year.

tax prep

tax preparation services dip to 85,500, down 2,000 or 2.3 percent for the month but up 100 or 0.1 percent for the year.

payroll

payroll continues its steady climb, hitting a record 223,200. that’s up 2,100 or 0.9 percent for the month and 15,900 or 7.7 percent for the year. they’re working 33.2 hours, the least so far this year, down half an hour or 1.5 percent for the month and 2.8 hours or 7.8 percent for the year. their pay matches that slide, at $35.99 down 8 cents or 0.2 percent for the month and $2.96 or 7.6 percent for the year.

staff in payroll increased to 185,900, a new high, by 3,800 or 2.1 percent for the month and 12,000 or 6.9 percent for the year. hours are up slightly to 32.3, up 18 minutes or 0.9 percent for the month but down 3 hours 42 minutes or 10.3 percent for the year. their earnings at $31.39 are up 15 cents or 0.5 percent for the month and 37 cents or 1.2 percent for the year.

bookkeeping

other accounting services employ 288,200, up 1,400 or 0.5 percent for the month and 10,900 or 3.9 percent for the year.

women

women in the profession number 719,000, up 2,200 or 0.3 percent for the month and 22,700 or 3.3 percent for the year. at cpa firms they total 323,400, up 2,400 or 0.7 percent for the month and 8,200 or 2.6 percent for the year. in payroll services – a sector that has been growing – they have declined three straight months and now number 105,800, down 2,800 or 2.6 percent for the month but up 2,500 or 2.4 percent for the year.