Accountants in demand despite US economy squeeze

Accountants in demand despite US economy squeeze

The US National Association of Colleges and Employers' 2008 job forecast predicts that accounting would be the number one degree in demand by employers

While most other sectors are squeezing out people as companies are pressured
to downsize, accounting firms are bucking the trend.

The firms are set on hiring the same number of people – or more – as they did
last year.

The US National Association of Colleges and Employers’ 2008 job forecast
predicted that accounting is the number one degree in demand by employers.

The Big Four have also noted that the number of undergraduate and graduate
majors have continued to rise, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Ira Solomon, head of the department of accountancy at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign said accounting hiring is often counter-cyclical to
the strength of the economy.

‘It’s not the case that as the economy goes down, the demand for accountants
goes down,’ he said.

The number of undergraduate and graduate students who took accounting courses
rose 27% in the past two years to 653 students.

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