Despite increasing for most of the last seven years, the number of employees in legal occupations in the United States is currently below its 2012 value. In 2023, there were approximately 1.24 million people working in legal occupations in the United States.
Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2023
(in millions)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 15, 2024). Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318740/number-of-employees-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. April 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318740/number-of-employees-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318740/number-of-employees-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Employees in Legal Occupations in The United States from 2012 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318740/number-of-employees-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318740/number-of-employees-in-legal-occupations-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/318740/number-of-employees-in-legal-occupations-us/
