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NAICS 54111
Offices of lawyers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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
541110	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

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
54111	Offices of lawyers	N	N	N	N	N	N	166,377	170,808,221

Definition: NAICS 54111 Offices of lawyers

This industry comprises offices of legal practitioners known as lawyers or attorneys (i.e., counselors-at-law) primarily engaged in the practice of law. Establishments in this industry may provide expertise in a range or in specific areas of law, such as criminal law, corporate law, family and estate law, patent law, real estate law, or tax law.

Cross-References. Establishments of legal practitioners (except lawyers or attorneys) primarily engaged in providing specialized legal or paralegal services are classified in Industry 54119, Other Legal Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 54111, Offices of lawyers, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 54111 is comparable to SIC 8111. 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

54111	Offices of lawyers	2002	169,125	172,865,953	66,761,868	1,080,446
		1997	168,289	124,113,697	48,206,258	979,390
		% change	0.5	39.3	38.5	10.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Offices of lawyers: 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.

Other
Indus-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

169,120

172,863,871

100.00

600

66,761,394

1,080,428

New York

Total

13,129

26,197,796

15.16

1,367

9,050,088

120,993

California

Total

20,857

25,103,785

14.52

717

9,646,175

137,739

Texas

Total

12,291

12,554,984

7.26

577

4,757,686

74,431

Illinois

Total

7,498

10,163,047

5.88

807

3,863,953

53,982

Florida

Total

13,825

9,977,757

5.77

598

4,680,642

76,333

District of Columbia

Total

1,390

9,169,252

5.30

15,839

3,351,840

34,578

Pennsylvania

Total

6,482

6,845,871

3.96

556

2,870,803

47,473

Massachusetts

Total

4,979

5,650,177

3.27

879

2,102,352

32,269

New Jersey

Total

6,240

5,367,059

3.10

626

2,259,042

38,434

Ohio

Total

5,392

4,578,069

2.65

401

1,721,819

34,530

Georgia

Total

4,638

4,399,426

2.55

512

1,538,651

27,735

Michigan

Total

4,867

3,613,797

2.09

360

1,597,774

27,009

Virginia

Total

3,716

3,197,255

1.85

439

1,400,751

24,521

Washington

Total

3,494

2,969,205

1.72

489

1,259,331

20,332

North Carolina

Total

3,677

2,738,312

1.58

329

987,653

21,445

Missouri

Total

2,859

2,633,112

1.52

464

1,002,399

18,591

Louisiana

Total

3,652

2,552,684

1.48

571

875,658

19,849

Minnesota

Total

2,393

2,450,998

1.42

488

1,090,541

17,512

Maryland

Total

3,030

2,348,394

1.36

432

983,813

17,908

Colorado

Total

3,157

2,326,706

1.35

517

976,228

15,627

Connecticut

Total

2,524

2,271,437

1.31

657

839,832

14,902

Alabama

Total

2,508

1,850,622

1.07

413

699,315

14,087

Tennessee

Total

2,534

1,764,179

1.02

305

601,793

13,433

Indiana

Total

2,578

1,760,425

1.02

286

555,032

13,874

Wisconsin

Total

2,203

1,732,950

1.00

319

772,212

14,239

South Carolina

Total

2,278

1,580,921

0.91

385

685,599

13,466

Oklahoma

Total

2,307

1,529,153

0.88

438

514,593

10,785

Oregon

Total

2,120

1,364,239

0.79

387

524,884

10,674

Mississippi

Total

1,571

1,202,891

0.70

420

381,318

8,135

Kentucky

Total

2,133

1,194,545

0.69

292

386,736

10,568

Nevada

Total

1,214

1,024,602

0.59

472

446,258

7,320

Iowa

Total

1,493

750,781

0.43

256

273,857

6,896

Utah

Total

926

746,396

0.43

321

354,412

5,925

West Virginia

Total

1,069

681,864

0.39

378

200,995

5,750

Kansas

Total

1,384

674,746

0.39

249

236,654

6,152

Arkansas

Total

1,418

635,948

0.37

235

227,503

5,459

Nebraska

Total

878

531,893

0.31

308

207,457

4,404

New Mexico

Total

1,095

522,996

0.30

282

236,760

5,039

Rhode Island

Total

770

510,758

0.30

478

175,720

3,540

Hawaii

Total

736

506,195

0.29

410

207,214

3,788

New Hampshire

Total

760

458,443

0.27

360

221,089

4,294

Maine

Total

727

442,883

0.26

342

180,672

3,895

Idaho

Total

707

327,746

0.19

244

125,013

3,044

Alaska

Total

456

281,649

0.16

440

122,935

2,020

Montana

Total

640

278,641

0.16

306

99,046

2,605

Vermont

Total

459

220,468

0.13

358

98,667

2,093

Wyoming

Total

410

176,234

0.10

353

50,759

1,298

South Dakota

Total

434

162,368

0.09

214

47,437

1,526

North Dakota

Total

340

132,389

0.08

209

59,077

1,533

All other states, including those below

Total

2,882

2,707,823

1.57

1,211,356

18,393

Arizona

Total

2,534

(10k-24k)

Delaware

Total

348

(2500-4999)

Products Lines for Offices of lawyers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	172,863,87	100.00
34010	Rcpt/fee/rev fm prac-law cl-clnt:Trad/farm/indus/tran/fin/oth frm	83,160,229	48.11
34000	Rcpt/fee/or rev from prac-law by class-client:Indiv, incl estates	71,422,758	41.32
34020	Rcpt/fee/rev fm prac-law by cl-clnt:Govt-fed/st/loc incl pub auth	6,448,255	3.73
34030	Rcpt/fee/or rev fm prac-law by cl-clnt: Oth, inc nonprofit org	4,300,917	2.49
	-Other	11,832,629	6.85

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Offices of lawyers
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
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

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 54111
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
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