In 2022, the industry that employed the highest number of lawyers in the United States was legal services, with a figure of approximately 434,000. In the same year, local government employed roughly 60,000 lawyers.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 6, 2023). Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333516/industries-with-most-lawyers-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333516/industries-with-most-lawyers-us/
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333516/industries-with-most-lawyers-us/