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NAICS 5411
Legal services

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, quarterly data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	771,305	886,801,038	376,090,052	7,243,505
		Exempt	5,789	20,553,805	8,129,955	160,973
		Taxable	765,516	866,247,233	367,960,097	7,082,532
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	771,305	886,801,038	376,090,052	7,243,505
		Exempt	5,789	20,553,805	8,129,955	160,973
		Taxable	765,516	866,247,233	367,960,097	7,082,532
5411	Legal services	Total	179,420	182,098,002	69,869,100	1,160,440
		Exempt	2,743	2,055,650	1,053,341	26,016
		Taxable	176,677	180,042,352	68,815,759	1,134,424
54111	Offices of lawyers	Total	169,120	172,863,871	66,761,394	1,080,428
		Exempt	2,743	2,055,650	1,053,341	26,016
		Taxable	166,377	170,808,221	65,708,053	1,054,412
54119	Other legal services	Taxable	10,300	9,234,131	3,107,706	80,012

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)
N = Not available
54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	3,318,396	962,642,516	2,552,880	76.9	96,395,283	10.0	765,516	866,247,233
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	3,318,396	962,642,516	2,552,880	76.9	96,395,283	10.0	765,516	866,247,233
5411	Legal services	403,893	192,941,076	227,216	56.3	12,898,724	6.7	176,677	180,042,352

Definition: NAICS 5411 Legal services

This industry group includes establishments classified in the following industries: 54111, Offices of Lawyers, and 54119, Other Legal Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 5411, Legal services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

5411	Legal services	2002	179,438	182,116,717	69,875,044	1,160,582
		1997	176,248	128,549,213	49,856,688	1,035,408
		% change	1.8	41.7	40.2	12.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Legal services: 2002

Data for the Professional, scientific, & technical services sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Indus-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

179,420

182,098,002

100.00

632

69,869,100

1,160,440

New York

Total

13,851

27,023,432

14.84

1,410

9,321,925

126,840

California

Total

21,623

26,125,607

14.35

746

10,009,395

145,441

Texas

Total

12,979

13,243,689

7.27

609

4,985,704

80,086

Florida

Total

14,745

10,646,685

5.85

638

4,865,147

81,742

Illinois

Total

7,878

10,528,318

5.78

836

3,993,479

57,152

District of Columbia

Total

1,424

9,208,095

5.06

15,906

3,366,192

34,831

Pennsylvania

Total

7,022

7,385,714

4.06

599

3,010,779

51,474

Massachusetts

Total

5,109

5,869,095

3.22

913

2,144,256

33,122

New Jersey

Total

6,566

5,742,564

3.15

669

2,382,039

40,854

Ohio

Total

5,832

4,985,153

2.74

437

1,851,923

38,167

Georgia

Total

4,819

4,502,306

2.47

524

1,566,786

28,441

Michigan

Total

5,193

3,915,409

2.15

390

1,702,762

29,982

Virginia

Total

4,104

3,470,453

1.91

476

1,501,988

27,099

Washington

Total

3,652

3,123,926

1.72

515

1,311,379

21,868

North Carolina

Total

3,777

2,814,996

1.55

339

1,011,151

22,103

Missouri

Total

3,100

2,803,430

1.54

494

1,060,773

20,537

Minnesota

Total

2,712

2,758,630

1.51

549

1,200,298

20,323

Colorado

Total

3,390

2,673,065

1.47

594

1,085,875

18,116

Maryland

Total

3,476

2,665,991

1.46

490

1,110,518

20,793

Louisiana

Total

3,841

2,637,692

1.45

590

902,333

20,771

Connecticut

Total

2,581

2,348,293

1.29

679

858,198

15,331

Arizona

Total

2,675

2,195,719

1.21

403

955,389

15,565

Indiana

Total

2,861

1,916,119

1.05

311

615,138

15,858

Alabama

Total

2,621

1,906,327

1.05

426

718,529

14,692

Wisconsin

Total

2,419

1,886,923

1.04

347

832,859

16,049

Tennessee

Total

2,737

1,862,032

1.02

322

644,819

14,577

Oklahoma

Total

2,518

1,703,138

0.94

488

583,197

12,894

South Carolina

Total

2,388

1,608,054

0.88

392

695,025

13,852

Oregon

Total

2,220

1,470,632

0.81

417

566,383

11,791

Kentucky

Total

2,227

1,235,972

0.68

302

402,859

11,030

Mississippi

Total

1,605

1,223,333

0.67

427

387,545

8,373

Nevada

Total

1,294

1,145,448

0.63

528

491,246

8,269

Utah

Total

1,042

862,846

0.47

371

407,892

7,256

Iowa

Total

1,633

806,807

0.44

275

297,307

7,727

Kansas

Total

1,532

774,154

0.43

285

269,296

7,278

Arkansas

Total

1,569

707,952

0.39

262

259,206

6,594

Delaware

Total

377

691,616

0.38

859

306,041

4,157

West Virginia

Total

1,088

687,195

0.38

381

202,966

5,839

Nebraska

Total

954

590,218

0.32

342

229,749

5,137

New Mexico

Total

1,157

558,499

0.31

301

251,898

5,524

Hawaii

Total

758

546,780

0.30

443

225,210

4,241

Rhode Island

Total

796

532,669

0.29

498

184,029

3,750

New Hampshire

Total

809

497,654

0.27

391

240,523

4,704

Maine

Total

763

459,675

0.25

354

188,329

4,111

Idaho

Total

776

406,832

0.22

303

156,218

3,899

Montana

Total

691

312,081

0.17

343

111,258

2,995

Alaska

Total

469

306,921

0.17

479

132,822

2,215

Vermont

Total

469

222,798

0.12

362

99,463

2,121

Wyoming

Total

425

184,038

0.10

369

54,036

1,390

South Dakota

Total

487

178,275

0.10

234

53,484

1,754

North Dakota

Total

386

144,783

0.08

228

63,484

1,715

Products Lines for Legal services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	182,098,00	100.00
34010	Rcpt/fee/rev fm prac-law cl-clnt:Trad/farm/indus/tran/fin/oth frm	83,164,847	45.67
34000	Rcpt/fee/or rev from prac-law by class-client:Indiv, incl estates	71,528,782	39.28
34020	Rcpt/fee/rev fm prac-law by cl-clnt:Govt-fed/st/loc incl pub auth	6,450,737	3.54
34030	Rcpt/fee/or rev fm prac-law by cl-clnt: Oth, inc nonprofit org	4,301,479	2.36
	-Other	20,953,636	11.51

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Legal services
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-54SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-54SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-54SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
		Personnel & Payroll by Occupation and Legal Form of Organization for Legal Services Firms Subject to Federal Income Tax	US, states
		Personnel & Payroll by Occupation for Legal Services for Firms Exempt from Federal Income Tax	US, states
EC02-54I-01	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Enterprise Support Statistics	US
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 5411
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Quarterly Services Survey: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Quarterly	Estimated revenue for employer firms	US
Service Annual Survey: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas