Share of lawyers in the U.S. 2020, by gender
In 2020, 37.4 percent of lawyers in the United States were women. As of 2019, the state with the highest employment in that occupation was California.
Share of lawyers in the United States in 2020, by gender
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 22, 2021). Share of lawyers in the United States in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086790/share-lawyers-united-states-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of lawyers in the United States in 2020, by gender." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086790/share-lawyers-united-states-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Share of lawyers in the United States in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086790/share-lawyers-united-states-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Lawyers in The United States in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086790/share-lawyers-united-states-gender/
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