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Size of the US Other Legal Services industry

NAICS 54119, Other Legal Services. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$18.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
102,162
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
22,478
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
11,643
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$6.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 102,162 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 89,8742019-Q2: 91,5692019-Q3: 92,2182019-Q4: 94,0812020-Q1: 96,3962020-Q2: 93,4422020-Q3: 97,5082020-Q4: 101,7122021-Q1: 103,9662021-Q2: 107,4492021-Q3: 107,8842021-Q4: 110,8062022-Q1: 110,7452022-Q2: 109,2282022-Q3: 105,7432022-Q4: 101,2172023-Q1: 97,9372023-Q2: 98,3872023-Q3: 96,8972023-Q4: 97,1142024-Q1: 96,7632024-Q2: 97,3752024-Q3: 97,7802024-Q4: 98,8342025-Q1: 99,3622025-Q2: 100,5102025-Q3: 100,4062025-Q4: 102,4852026-Q1: 102,162NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1102,1622022
2025-Q4102,4852022
2025-Q3100,4062022
2025-Q2100,5102022
2025-Q199,3622022
2024-Q498,8342022
2024-Q397,7802022
2024-Q297,3752022
2024-Q196,7632022
2023-Q497,1142022
2023-Q396,8972022
2023-Q298,3872022
2023-Q197,9372022
2022-Q4101,2172022
2022-Q3105,7432022
2022-Q2109,2282022
2022-Q1110,7452022
2021-Q4110,8062017
2021-Q3107,8842017
2021-Q2107,4492017
2021-Q1103,9662017
2020-Q4101,7122017
2020-Q397,5082017
2020-Q293,4422017
2020-Q196,3962017
2019-Q494,0812017
2019-Q392,2182017
2019-Q291,5692017
2019-Q189,8742017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 96,966 · 2023
2017: 89,3202018: 86,7772019: 86,1372020: 90,6032021: 99,1562022: 105,4452023: 96,966
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PeriodValue
202396,966
2022105,445
202199,156
202090,603
201986,137
201886,777
201789,320

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 22,478 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 14,9932019-Q2: 15,0792019-Q3: 15,2392019-Q4: 15,2942020-Q1: 15,3902020-Q2: 15,4892020-Q3: 15,8722020-Q4: 16,1752021-Q1: 16,5182021-Q2: 16,9172021-Q3: 17,2862021-Q4: 17,7142022-Q1: 18,1142022-Q2: 18,4692022-Q3: 18,9042022-Q4: 19,1742023-Q1: 19,7012023-Q2: 19,9442023-Q3: 20,2422023-Q4: 20,5782024-Q1: 20,7062024-Q2: 20,9802024-Q3: 21,1052024-Q4: 21,4172025-Q1: 21,3602025-Q2: 21,6522025-Q3: 21,9042025-Q4: 22,2192026-Q1: 22,478NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q122,4782022
2025-Q422,2192022
2025-Q321,9042022
2025-Q221,6522022
2025-Q121,3602022
2024-Q421,4172022
2024-Q321,1052022
2024-Q220,9802022
2024-Q120,7062022
2023-Q420,5782022
2023-Q320,2422022
2023-Q219,9442022
2023-Q119,7012022
2022-Q419,1742022
2022-Q318,9042022
2022-Q218,4692022
2022-Q118,1142022
2021-Q417,7142017
2021-Q317,2862017
2021-Q216,9172017
2021-Q116,5182017
2020-Q416,1752017
2020-Q315,8722017
2020-Q215,4892017
2020-Q115,3902017
2019-Q415,2942017
2019-Q315,2392017
2019-Q215,0792017
2019-Q114,9932017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 15,601 · 2023
2017: 13,5092018: 13,6912019: 13,6652020: 13,8352021: 14,4492022: 14,9692023: 15,601
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PeriodValue
202315,601
202214,969
202114,449
202013,835
201913,665
201813,691
201713,509

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.5 billion2019-Q2: $1.4 billion2019-Q3: $1.5 billion2019-Q4: $1.8 billion2020-Q1: $1.7 billion2020-Q2: $1.5 billion2020-Q3: $1.7 billion2020-Q4: $2.1 billion2021-Q1: $1.8 billion2021-Q2: $1.9 billion2021-Q3: $1.9 billion2021-Q4: $2.4 billion2022-Q1: $2.2 billion2022-Q2: $2.0 billion2022-Q3: $2.0 billion2022-Q4: $2.1 billion2023-Q1: $2.0 billion2023-Q2: $1.8 billion2023-Q3: $1.8 billion2023-Q4: $2.1 billion2024-Q1: $2.0 billion2024-Q2: $1.9 billion2024-Q3: $1.9 billion2024-Q4: $2.3 billion2025-Q1: $2.2 billion2025-Q2: $2.1 billion2025-Q3: $2.1 billion2025-Q4: $2.6 billion2026-Q1: $2.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.0 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.9 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.8 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.8 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.5 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $6.7 billion · 2023
2017: $4.9 billion2018: $5.2 billion2019: $5.4 billion2020: $6.1 billion2021: $7.1 billion2022: $7.4 billion2023: $6.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$6.7 billion
2022$7.4 billion
2021$7.1 billion
2020$6.1 billion
2019$5.4 billion
2018$5.2 billion
2017$4.9 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages102,1622026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages22,4782026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$6.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns96,96620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns15,60120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$6.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census114,06820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census14,90720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census11,64320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$18.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Other Legal Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
541191Title Abstract and Settlement Offices$12.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census57,0732026-Q1 · QCEW
541199All Other Legal Services$6.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census45,0892026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.