CPA Poll Indicates Upward Hiring Trend

In a poll conducted by the American Institute of CPAs, accounting executives in US companies are projecting increased hiring despite concerns about the outlook of the American economy. The quarterly AICPA Economic Outlook Survey polls CEOs, CFOs, controllers and other CPAs in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles, according to Accounting Today.

Friday’s monthly jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that current hiring trends are still relatively weak. The AICPA survey, however, serves as a forward-looking indicator of hiring expectations over the next 12 months. 

Some 15 percent of respondents now say they have too few employees and are planning to hire in the next 12 months, up from 12 percent last quarter and 9 percent a year ago. Another 19 percent say they have too few employees but are reluctant to bring on new staff. 

Some 53 percent of business executives indicated their companies have the right number of employees. The largest companies (those with more than $1 billion in annual revenue) are more likely than other businesses to say they have too few employees. On an industry basis, the construction, technology, and professional, technical and scientific services sectors are expected to post the largest job growth.

If you're anticipating hiring additional personnel for your company and you have questions, please give Neikirk, Mahoney & Smith PLLC a call. We'd be happy to advise you. 

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Job Postings 119,868	Accounting job postings have increased 6% since August 2012. Clicks on Accounting jobs have increased 21% since August 2012.
Clicks 9,335,782	Top Job Titles Clicks 0 300,000 Staff Accountant 271,435 Accountant 155,785 CONTROLLER 149,790 Accounting Clerk 147,114 Account Manager 145,383 Business Analyst 141,325 Senior Accountant 127,767 Accounts Payable Clerk 117,342 Bookkeeper 104,872 Accounting Manager 90,934
Top Keyword Searches Clicks 0 950,000 accounting 913,060 accountant 369,358 accounts payable 190,849 controller 147,898 finance 105,920 payroll 101,228 business analyst 80,793 accounts receivable 76,810 staff accountant 72,199 bookkeeper 70,481	Top Locations Clicks 0 450,000 New York, NY 449,970 Houston, TX 243,176 Atlanta, GA 211,652 Chicago, IL 205,303 United States 187,862 Washington, DC 147,953 Los Angeles, CA 141,926 Dallas, TX 132,259 Charlotte, NC 114,439 San Francisco, CA 105,963
Statistical approximations are used to compute these results.