In 2023, approximately 40 percent of lawyers in the United States were women. In 2022, the state with the highest employment in that occupation was California, followed by New York and Florida.
How has the number of lawyers in the U.S. changed over time?
Between 2007 and 2022, there was an overall increase in the number of practicing lawyers in the United States. In 2022, the number of lawyers in the United States was up almost ten percent from what it had been a decade ago. Conversely, the number of law school graduates has steadily declined since 2013. This suggests that although the demand for lawyers has continued to grow in the United States, there have been fewer graduates being produced by law schools in the country.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 22, 2024). Share of lawyers in the United States from 2020 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086790/share-lawyers-united-states-gender/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Share of lawyers in the United States from 2020 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086790/share-lawyers-united-states-gender/
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