Orange County’s largest accounting firms are continuing their hiring spree, with most of the county’s top companies adding to their headcount in 2022.
The 48 largest firms on the Business Journal’s annual list of accounting firms reported an 11% increase in local hires to 6,676 employees. Last year, they reported a 9.6% rise after posting a 1% drop in 2020.
Altogether, 39 firms on the list reported increases, including 22 by more than 10%. A year ago, 20 firms reported double-digit growth.
Only one firm reported a reduction in staff while eight reported no change. A year ago, seven firms reported a headcount reduction and two years ago, 13 did so.
OC employee growth was lower than companywide growth of 16% to 1.5 million.
The list includes firms with at least 10 area employees and ranks them by local headcount.
