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 2022, there were approximately 1.22 million people working in legal occupations in the United States.
Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in millions)
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- Mean hourly wage of judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers in U.S. 2013-2022
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- Mean hourly wage of judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers in U.S. 2013-2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 15, 2023). Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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 2022 (in millions)." Chart. April 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318740/number-of-employees-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/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 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318740/number-of-employees-in-legal-occupations-us/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318740/number-of-employees-in-legal-occupations-us/