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
11%of US lawyers are self-employed; 52% work in legal services firms
11% of US lawyers are self-employed; 52% work in legal services firms (2025, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Official dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026SmallUSALaw firm marketing · Firm structure
In plain words
What this number really says
11% of US lawyers are self-employed; 52% work in legal services firms (2025).
11%
the latest figure (2025)
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Why you can trust it. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: official data, government statistics office or regulator.
Key facts
- Period 2025
- Region USA
- Company size Small
- Next data 31 Aug 2027
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025
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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
- 11% of US lawyers are self-employed; 52% work in legal services firms
- Data period
- 2025 (ends 31 Dec 2025)
- Published by the source
- 27 Aug 2026
- In the source's words
Largest employers of lawyers: Legal services 52%; Self-employed workers 11; Local government, excluding education and hospitals 8
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on bls.gov OOH Lawyers page, Work Environment tab, largest-employers table.
- 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
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11% of US lawyers are self-employed; 52% work in legal services firms, for 2025, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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