In 2023, the U.S. state with the highest number of employees in the legal services sector was California, with 151,180 people working in the sector. Following in the list were the states of New York, and then Florida.
States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 15, 2024). States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/
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States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/