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 |