PricewaterhouseCoopers offices in Washington, D.C. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

For the first time in 15 years, accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers's U.S. unit announced on Sept. 11 formal layoffs that will impact about 1,800 workers in the United States and offshore — or about 2.4% of its 75,000 employees. As The Wall Street Journal reports, the move comes as the firm restructures its technology group in the wake of slowing demand for some of its advisory business.

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