In 2022, the industry with the highest level of employment for lawyers in the United States was legal services with almost 435,000 lawyers working within this field. The next most numerous industry for lawyers was local government, where the total number was approximately 60,000.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 1, 2023). Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333579/industries-most-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333579/industries-most-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333579/industries-most-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Industries with The Highest Levels of Employment in Lawyers in The United States 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333579/industries-most-lawyers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333579/industries-most-lawyers/ (last visited May 18, 2024)
Industries with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333579/industries-most-lawyers/