Numbers of Legal Occupations in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2005 1,160
2006 1,270
2007 1,330
2008 1,420
2009 1,470
2010 1,440
2011 1,460
2012 1,370
2013 1,530
2014 1,630
2015 1,530
2016 1,340
2017 1,380
2018 1,820
2019 1,940

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2005 680
2006 760
2007 850
2008 820
2009 790
2010 710
2011 730
2012 790
2013 830
2014 1,010
2015 930
2016 920
2017 960
2018 1,210
2019 1,280

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2005 480
2006 510
2007 480
2008 540
2009 610
2010 660
2011 730
2012 580
2013 630
2014 570
2015 560
2016 380
2017 420
2018 550
2019 610

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2005 0
2016 0
2017 0

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2013 70
2014 50
2015 40
2016 40
2018 60
2019 50