As of May 2021, the U.S. state with the highest number of employees in the legal services sector was California, with 145,660 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 2021
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2022). States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, 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 2021." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318771/states-with-the-highest-employment-in-legal-occupations-us/ (last visited July 04, 2022)