Official dataAll sizesUSA
1,249,000
people worked in US legal services firms in September 2026 (preliminary estimate)
Sample: BLS Current Employment Statistics survey of employer payrolls; seasonally adjusted; (P) = preliminary
Official dataUpdated 23 Oct 2026
5%projected growth in US lawyer jobs from 2025 to 2035, against 3% for all occupations
5% projected growth in US lawyer jobs from 2025 to 2035, against 3% for all occupations (2025-2035 projection, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Official dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSALaw firm marketing · Outlook
In plain words
What this number really says
5% projected growth in US lawyer jobs from 2025 to 2035, against 3% for all occupations (2025-2035 projection).
5%
the latest figure (2025-2035 projection)
Official data
type of source
Why you can trust it. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: official data, government statistics office or regulator. BLS Employment Projections; 'Total, all occupations' = 3% on the Job Outlook tab
Key facts
- Period 2025-2035 projection
- Region USA
- Company size All sizes
- Next data 31 Aug 2027
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025-2035 projection
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
- Publisher
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Source type
- Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
- What it measures
- 5% projected growth in US lawyer jobs from 2025 to 2035, against 3% for all occupations
- Data period
- 2025-2035 projection (ends 31 Dec 2035)
- Published by the source
- 27 Aug 2026
- Who is counted
- BLS Employment Projections; 'Total, all occupations' = 3% on the Job Outlook tab
- In the source's words
Employment of lawyers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2025 to 2035, faster than the average for all occupations.
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on bls.gov OOH Lawyers page; all-occupations 3% read on the Job Outlook tab chart. This is a BLS projection, not a measured value.
- Reuse
- Public domain (US government work). Free to quote; cite BLS and the data year.
- Next expected update
- 31 Aug 2027 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, annual (wages each spring, projections each autumn))
- Original page
- www.bls.gov: Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Data files
- CSV · JSON (stable links)
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No changes recorded yet. First checked at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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