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Size of the US Offices of Certified Public Accountants industry

NAICS 541211, Offices of Certified Public Accountants. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$145 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
529,046
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
63,134
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
49,807
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$60.8 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 529,046 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 506,5392019-Q2: 483,4572019-Q3: 480,4372019-Q4: 494,8992020-Q1: 522,2562020-Q2: 490,8272020-Q3: 479,5432020-Q4: 490,4732021-Q1: 518,3412021-Q2: 497,0782021-Q3: 493,8922021-Q4: 508,6282022-Q1: 538,3302022-Q2: 528,4212022-Q3: 527,8942022-Q4: 540,3062023-Q1: 565,6242023-Q2: 550,5572023-Q3: 534,0532023-Q4: 540,5682024-Q1: 557,5552024-Q2: 541,3522024-Q3: 525,0252024-Q4: 530,9812025-Q1: 545,9132025-Q2: 526,5802025-Q3: 509,2732025-Q4: 515,7192026-Q1: 529,046NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1529,0462022
2025-Q4515,7192022
2025-Q3509,2732022
2025-Q2526,5802022
2025-Q1545,9132022
2024-Q4530,9812022
2024-Q3525,0252022
2024-Q2541,3522022
2024-Q1557,5552022
2023-Q4540,5682022
2023-Q3534,0532022
2023-Q2550,5572022
2023-Q1565,6242022
2022-Q4540,3062022
2022-Q3527,8942022
2022-Q2528,4212022
2022-Q1538,3302022
2021-Q4508,6282017
2021-Q3493,8922017
2021-Q2497,0782017
2021-Q1518,3412017
2020-Q4490,4732017
2020-Q3479,5432017
2020-Q2490,8272017
2020-Q1522,2562017
2019-Q4494,8992017
2019-Q3480,4372017
2019-Q2483,4572017
2019-Q1506,5392017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 604,209 · 2023
2017: 503,8312018: 512,7282019: 520,1272020: 533,2482021: 535,3092022: 572,9442023: 604,209
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PeriodValue
2023604,209
2022572,944
2021535,309
2020533,248
2019520,127
2018512,728
2017503,831

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 63,134 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 54,7352019-Q2: 54,8372019-Q3: 55,0502019-Q4: 55,6362020-Q1: 55,5922020-Q2: 55,8312020-Q3: 56,2912020-Q4: 56,9112021-Q1: 57,2462021-Q2: 57,6422021-Q3: 58,3862021-Q4: 59,2292022-Q1: 59,6672022-Q2: 60,0542022-Q3: 60,7632022-Q4: 61,5732023-Q1: 61,7902023-Q2: 61,9492023-Q3: 62,5212023-Q4: 63,1232024-Q1: 62,8282024-Q2: 63,1042024-Q3: 63,2432024-Q4: 63,5332025-Q1: 62,8382025-Q2: 62,6852025-Q3: 62,8742025-Q4: 63,2172026-Q1: 63,134NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q163,1342022
2025-Q463,2172022
2025-Q362,8742022
2025-Q262,6852022
2025-Q162,8382022
2024-Q463,5332022
2024-Q363,2432022
2024-Q263,1042022
2024-Q162,8282022
2023-Q463,1232022
2023-Q362,5212022
2023-Q261,9492022
2023-Q161,7902022
2022-Q461,5732022
2022-Q360,7632022
2022-Q260,0542022
2022-Q159,6672022
2021-Q459,2292017
2021-Q358,3862017
2021-Q257,6422017
2021-Q157,2462017
2020-Q456,9112017
2020-Q356,2912017
2020-Q255,8312017
2020-Q155,5922017
2019-Q455,6362017
2019-Q355,0502017
2019-Q254,8372017
2019-Q154,7352017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 55,052 · 2023
2017: 56,7052018: 56,1592019: 55,6152020: 55,5652021: 55,3462022: 55,6422023: 55,052
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PeriodValue
202355,052
202255,642
202155,346
202055,565
201955,615
201856,159
201756,705

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $15.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $10.5 billion2019-Q2: $10.9 billion2019-Q3: $11.6 billion2019-Q4: $12.8 billion2020-Q1: $11.1 billion2020-Q2: $11.2 billion2020-Q3: $11.6 billion2020-Q4: $13.2 billion2021-Q1: $11.1 billion2021-Q2: $12.2 billion2021-Q3: $13.1 billion2021-Q4: $14.7 billion2022-Q1: $12.8 billion2022-Q2: $13.8 billion2022-Q3: $15.7 billion2022-Q4: $16.3 billion2023-Q1: $14.4 billion2023-Q2: $15.1 billion2023-Q3: $15.7 billion2023-Q4: $16.8 billion2024-Q1: $14.5 billion2024-Q2: $15.6 billion2024-Q3: $15.8 billion2024-Q4: $17.6 billion2025-Q1: $14.7 billion2025-Q2: $16.0 billion2025-Q3: $15.9 billion2025-Q4: $17.5 billion2026-Q1: $15.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$15.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$17.5 billion2022
2025-Q3$15.9 billion2022
2025-Q2$16.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$14.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$17.6 billion2022
2024-Q3$15.8 billion2022
2024-Q2$15.6 billion2022
2024-Q1$14.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$16.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$15.7 billion2022
2023-Q2$15.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$14.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$16.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$15.7 billion2022
2022-Q2$13.8 billion2022
2022-Q1$12.8 billion2022
2021-Q4$14.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$13.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$12.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$11.1 billion2017
2020-Q4$13.2 billion2017
2020-Q3$11.6 billion2017
2020-Q2$11.2 billion2017
2020-Q1$11.1 billion2017
2019-Q4$12.8 billion2017
2019-Q3$11.6 billion2017
2019-Q2$10.9 billion2017
2019-Q1$10.5 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $60.8 billion · 2023
2017: $38.9 billion2018: $42.2 billion2019: $44.2 billion2020: $45.2 billion2021: $49.5 billion2022: $56.1 billion2023: $60.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$60.8 billion
2022$56.1 billion
2021$49.5 billion
2020$45.2 billion
2019$44.2 billion
2018$42.2 billion
2017$38.9 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages529,0462026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages63,1342026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$15.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$60.8 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns604,20920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns55,05220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$53.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census593,83020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census54,40920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census49,80720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$145 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.