Numbers of Legal Occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
Occupation group
Legal Occupations
| Year |
Number |
| 2005 |
34,750 |
| 2006 |
31,740 |
| 2007 |
34,720 |
| 2008 |
36,170 |
| 2009 |
38,270 |
| 2010 |
35,970 |
| 2011 |
35,850 |
| 2012 |
37,540 |
| 2013 |
38,090 |
| 2014 |
37,700 |
| 2015 |
36,400 |
| 2016 |
38,060 |
| 2017 |
41,470 |
Individual occupations
Lawyers
| Year |
Number |
| 2005 |
20,150 |
| 2006 |
19,430 |
| 2007 |
22,220 |
| 2008 |
23,900 |
| 2009 |
25,350 |
| 2010 |
24,260 |
| 2011 |
23,210 |
| 2012 |
23,130 |
| 2013 |
23,780 |
| 2014 |
24,350 |
| 2015 |
24,040 |
| 2016 |
25,410 |
| 2017 |
27,210 |
Judicial Law Clerks
| Year |
Number |
| 2010 |
1,350 |
| 2011 |
1,300 |
| 2012 |
840 |
| 2013 |
870 |
| 2014 |
850 |
| 2015 |
0 |
| 2016 |
0 |
| 2017 |
0 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
| Year |
Number |
| 2005 |
9,860 |
| 2006 |
8,460 |
| 2007 |
8,990 |
| 2008 |
9,260 |
| 2009 |
10,140 |
| 2010 |
7,790 |
| 2011 |
7,310 |
| 2012 |
8,000 |
| 2013 |
8,200 |
| 2014 |
8,000 |
| 2015 |
8,080 |
| 2016 |
8,690 |
| 2017 |
10,360 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
| Year |
Number |
| 2005 |
2,350 |
| 2006 |
1,630 |
| 2007 |
1,460 |
| 2008 |
1,220 |
| 2009 |
930 |
| 2010 |
980 |
| 2011 |
1,230 |
| 2012 |
1,510 |
| 2013 |
1,680 |
| 2014 |
1,810 |
| 2015 |
1,530 |
| 2016 |
1,450 |
| 2017 |
1,150 |
Legal Support Workers, All Other
| Year |
Number |
| 2005 |
1,900 |
| 2006 |
1,710 |
| 2007 |
1,880 |
| 2008 |
1,600 |
| 2009 |
1,620 |
| 2010 |
1,410 |
| 2011 |
2,110 |
| 2012 |
2,380 |
| 2013 |
2,520 |
| 2014 |
2,090 |
| 2015 |
2,750 |
| 2016 |
2,510 |
| 2017 |
2,750 |