In 2022, the U.S. state with the highest number of employees in the legal services sector was California, with 146,600 individuals working in the sector. Following in the list were the states of New York, and Florida.
States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 15, 2023). States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022." Chart. April 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "States with The Highest Employment in Legal Occupations in The United States as of May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/