Accounting giant PwC announces layoffs: 1,500 jobs will be cut in the U.S.

Big Four accounting firm PwC is laying off about 1,500 employees in the United States, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Monday.

The workforce reduction equates to approximately 2% of our U.S. firm, the spokesperson said.

PwC employs more than 75,000 people in the United States.

“This was a difficult decision, and we made it with care, thoughtfulness, and a deep awareness of its impact on our people, appreciating that historically low levels of attrition over...