This statistic shows the employment status of 2021 law graduates in the United States as of April 2022, by category. As of April 2022, 50.6 percent of law students who graduated in 2021 were employed in law firm positions, while 10.4 percent were working for the government.
Employment status of 2021 law graduates in the United States as of April 2022, by category
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American Bar Association. (April 18, 2022). Employment status of 2021 law graduates in the United States as of April 2022, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318788/employment-status-of-law-graduates-by-category-us/
American Bar Association. "Employment status of 2021 law graduates in the United States as of April 2022, by category." Chart. April 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318788/employment-status-of-law-graduates-by-category-us/
American Bar Association. (2022). Employment status of 2021 law graduates in the United States as of April 2022, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318788/employment-status-of-law-graduates-by-category-us/
American Bar Association. "Employment Status of 2021 Law Graduates in The United States as of April 2022, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318788/employment-status-of-law-graduates-by-category-us/
American Bar Association, Employment status of 2021 law graduates in the United States as of April 2022, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318788/employment-status-of-law-graduates-by-category-us/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Employment status of 2021 law graduates in the United States as of April 2022, by category [Graph], American Bar Association, April 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318788/employment-status-of-law-graduates-by-category-us/