Numbers of Legal Occupations in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Occupation group
Legal Occupations
Year |
Number |
2005 |
25,330 |
2006 |
28,190 |
2007 |
27,010 |
2008 |
27,310 |
2009 |
26,350 |
2010 |
25,460 |
2011 |
25,300 |
2012 |
27,780 |
2013 |
28,910 |
2014 |
29,160 |
2015 |
30,380 |
2016 |
30,780 |
2017 |
31,810 |
2018 |
30,660 |
2019 |
30,050 |
Individual occupations
Lawyers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
17,400 |
2006 |
17,250 |
2007 |
17,270 |
2008 |
16,960 |
2009 |
16,950 |
2010 |
16,630 |
2011 |
16,890 |
2012 |
18,510 |
2013 |
18,660 |
2014 |
18,490 |
2015 |
18,780 |
2016 |
19,070 |
2017 |
18,880 |
2018 |
18,280 |
2019 |
18,330 |
Judicial Law Clerks
Year |
Number |
2010 |
540 |
2012 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
2014 |
460 |
2015 |
480 |
2016 |
480 |
2017 |
550 |
2018 |
530 |
2019 |
520 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year |
Number |
2005 |
6,320 |
2006 |
7,860 |
2007 |
7,740 |
2008 |
8,200 |
2009 |
7,670 |
2010 |
6,350 |
2011 |
6,720 |
2012 |
6,610 |
2013 |
7,300 |
2014 |
7,060 |
2015 |
8,210 |
2016 |
7,990 |
2017 |
8,920 |
2018 |
8,820 |
2019 |
9,210 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
830 |
2006 |
1,340 |
2007 |
1,320 |
2008 |
900 |
2009 |
880 |
2010 |
900 |
2011 |
1,020 |
2012 |
1,350 |
2013 |
1,510 |
2014 |
1,660 |
2015 |
1,270 |
2016 |
1,290 |
2017 |
1,420 |
2018 |
1,080 |
2019 |
1,070 |
Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year |
Number |
2005 |
0 |
2006 |
490 |
2007 |
470 |
2008 |
400 |
2009 |
340 |
2010 |
360 |
2011 |
0 |
2012 |
470 |
2013 |
610 |
2014 |
610 |
2015 |
590 |
2016 |
910 |
2017 |
1,000 |
2018 |
980 |