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Accountants in Demand:
4 Scary Stats

01

340,000

Decrease in accountants and auditors from 2019 to 2023

Source: AICPA 2023 Trends Report

02

34%

Decrease in number of unique CPA exam candidates from 2016 to 2022 
(decreased each year: 34,955 in total)

Source: AICPA 2023 Trends Report

03

720

Number of public companies in 2023 citing insufficient accounting personnel for potential errors in their financial statements (30% increase since 2019)
 

Source: Analysis by equity research firm Hudson Labs for Bloomberg News

04

<1%

Percentage of small- and medium-size CPA firms that can find enough
qualified U.S. candidates for employment


Source: Recent survey of 250 top CPA firm executives by alliantTALENT

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