Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 541110

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NAICS 541110
Offices of lawyers

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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Report

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2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Full report		Tables only
2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Link to PDF	Size in kb	Link to PDF	Size in kb
5411	Legal Services	EC02-54I-01	12/08/2004		403		219

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

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Indus-
try
Detail NAICS
code NAICS Title
(and link to definition) Estab-
lish-
ments Receipts
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

54 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 621,129 595,250,649 231,398,791 5,361,210

Taxable 615,305 579,542,139 225,376,050 5,212,745

Exempt 5,824 15,708,510 6,022,741 148,465

541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 621,129 595,250,649 231,398,791 5,361,210

Taxable 615,305 579,542,139 225,376,050 5,212,745

Exempt 5,824 15,708,510 6,022,741 148,465

5411 Legal services Total 176,248 128,549,213 49,856,688 1,035,408

Taxable 173,716 127,052,406 49,060,017 1,012,092

Exempt 2,532 1,496,807 796,671 23,316

54111 Offices of lawyers Total 168,289 124,113,697 48,206,258 979,390

Taxable 165,757 122,616,890 47,409,587 956,074

Exempt 2,532 1,496,807 796,671 23,316

541110 Offices of lawyers Total 168,289 124,113,697 48,206,258 979,390

Taxable 165,757 122,616,890 47,409,587 956,074

Exempt 2,532 1,496,807 796,671 23,316

5411101 Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies) Taxable 165,757 122,616,890 47,409,587 956,074

5411102 Legal aid societies & similar legal services Exempt 2,532 1,496,807 796,671 23,316

Indus- try Detail	NAICS code	NAICS Title (and link to definition)	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	621,129	595,250,649	231,398,791	5,361,210
Taxable	615,305	579,542,139	225,376,050	5,212,745
Exempt	5,824	15,708,510	6,022,741	148,465
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	621,129	595,250,649	231,398,791	5,361,210
Taxable	615,305	579,542,139	225,376,050	5,212,745
Exempt	5,824	15,708,510	6,022,741	148,465
	5411	Legal services	Total	176,248	128,549,213	49,856,688	1,035,408
Taxable	173,716	127,052,406	49,060,017	1,012,092
Exempt	2,532	1,496,807	796,671	23,316
	54111	Offices of lawyers	Total	168,289	124,113,697	48,206,258	979,390
Taxable	165,757	122,616,890	47,409,587	956,074
Exempt	2,532	1,496,807	796,671	23,316
	541110	Offices of lawyers	Total	168,289	124,113,697	48,206,258	979,390
Taxable	165,757	122,616,890	47,409,587	956,074
Exempt	2,532	1,496,807	796,671	23,316
	5411101	Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies)	Taxable	165,757	122,616,890	47,409,587	956,074
	5411102	Legal aid societies & similar legal services	Exempt	2,532	1,496,807	796,671	23,316

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 541110: 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.

Historical Comparability - Bridge Between NAICS and SIC

NAICS SIC Description Estab-
lish-
ments Receipts
($1,000) Paid
employees Annual
payroll
($1,000)

541110 Comparable Offices of lawyers Taxable 165,757 122,616,890 956,074 47,409,587

100% of 8111
Offices of lawyers
Taxable 165,757 122,616,890 956,074 47,409,587

541110 Comparable Offices of lawyers Exempt 2,532 1,496,807 23,316 796,671

100% of 8111
Legal aid societies & similar legal services
Exempt 2,532 1,496,807 23,316 796,671

% Comparability may be limited because of changes in assignment of tax status by industry.

NAICS	SIC	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Paid employees	Annual payroll ($1,000)
541110		Offices of lawyers	Taxable	165,757	122,616,890	956,074	47,409,587
100% of	8111	Offices of lawyers	Taxable	165,757	122,616,890	956,074	47,409,587
541110		Offices of lawyers	Exempt	2,532	1,496,807	23,316	796,671
100% of	8111	Legal aid societies & similar legal services	Exempt	2,532	1,496,807	23,316	796,671

Comparative Statistics for 4-digit SICs: 1997 and 1992

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SIC 1987 SIC Description Year Establishments Receipts
($1,000) Annual payroll
($1,000) Paid employees

8111 Legal services Taxable 1997 165,757 122,616,890 47,409,587 956,074
1992 151,737 101,114,199 39,328,153 923,617
% chg 9.2 21.3 20.5 3.5

Exempt 1997 2,532 1,496,807 796,671 23,316
1992 1,725 1,160,828 629,482 21,341
% chg 46.8 28.9 26.6 9.3

SIC	1987 SIC Description	Year	Establishments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
8111	Legal services	Taxable	1997	165,757	122,616,890	47,409,587	956,074
1992	151,737	101,114,199	39,328,153	923,617
% chg	9.2	21.3	20.5	3.5
Exempt	1997	2,532	1,496,807	796,671	23,316
1992	1,725	1,160,828	629,482	21,341
% chg	46.8	28.9	26.6	9.3

Geographic Distribution -- Offices of lawyers: 1997

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

For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

Other
Indus-
tries State Estab-
lish-
ments Receipts
($1,000) Receipts
% of
U.S. Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

United States Total 168,289 124,113,697 100.00 48,206,258 979,390

California Total 21,285 18,335,991 14.77 6,925,596 123,069

New York Total 13,250 18,128,853 14.61 6,100,237 108,946

Texas Total 12,468 8,880,168 7.15 3,488,721 66,635

Florida Total 12,769 7,101,383 5.72 3,391,945 65,507

Illinois Total 7,553 7,076,915 5.70 2,784,895 50,089

District of Columbia Total 1,622 5,893,176 4.75 2,110,081 29,100

Pennsylvania Total 6,608 5,441,666 4.38 2,195,616 45,078

New Jersey Total 6,277 4,330,495 3.49 1,865,742 38,147

Massachusetts Total 4,986 3,878,644 3.13 1,422,341 29,058

Ohio Total 5,657 3,397,296 2.74 1,293,408 32,047

Michigan Total 5,056 2,958,740 2.38 1,356,919 27,147

Georgia Total 4,387 2,916,941 2.35 1,018,884 23,089

Washington Total 3,362 2,079,798 1.68 865,025 18,684

Virginia Total 3,632 2,030,319 1.64 889,618 20,330

Missouri Total 2,807 1,924,201 1.55 744,298 17,047

Minnesota Total 2,394 1,857,225 1.50 826,712 16,829

North Carolina Total 3,408 1,834,313 1.48 678,007 17,699

Connecticut Total 2,682 1,741,761 1.40 667,524 14,906

Maryland Total 3,092 1,739,006 1.40 715,591 16,101

Colorado Total 3,113 1,619,321 1.30 706,721 14,280

Arizona Total 2,491 1,427,678 1.15 681,031 13,215

Alabama Total 2,339 1,388,108 1.12 517,087 12,511

Wisconsin Total 2,235 1,345,764 1.08 601,474 13,670

Indiana Total 2,588 1,293,821 1.04 411,320 12,736

Tennessee Total 2,480 1,271,108 1.02 434,282 12,120

Oregon Total 2,024 1,050,852 0.85 399,003 9,888

Kentucky Total 2,144 973,461 0.78 305,581 10,114

Oklahoma Total 2,344 946,824 0.76 399,946 9,540

Nevada Total 1,109 634,732 0.51 299,235 5,754

Iowa Total 1,508 588,814 0.47 217,628 6,702

West Virginia Total 993 523,459 0.42 143,606 4,979

Kansas Total 1,431 521,295 0.42 190,048 6,215

Hawaii Total 789 511,694 0.41 203,802 4,028

Utah Total 796 492,738 0.40 240,366 5,114

Arkansas Total 1,359 451,600 0.36 159,670 4,817

New Mexico Total 1,140 441,304 0.36 204,967 5,026

Nebraska Total 884 392,048 0.32 148,724 4,094

Rhode Island Total 742 387,207 0.31 141,812 3,451

New Hampshire Total 788 365,597 0.29 176,402 4,336

Maine Total 727 364,902 0.29 147,826 3,847

Alaska Total 471 248,027 0.20 108,755 2,014

Idaho Total 639 238,720 0.19 90,654 2,737

Montana Total 625 225,481 0.18 82,748 2,529

South Dakota Total 436 136,549 0.11 39,088 1,536

Wyoming Total 398 114,673 0.09 38,484 1,258

North Dakota Total 348 108,827 0.09 49,668 1,477

All other states, including those below Total 8,053 4,502,202 3.63 1,725,170 41,894

Louisiana Total 3,661 D D (10,000+)

South Carolina Total 2,134 D D (10,000+)

Mississippi Total 1,467 D D (5000-9999)

Delaware Total 332 D D (2500-4999)

Vermont Total 459 D D (1000-2499)

State	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Receipts % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	Total	168,289	124,113,697	100.00	48,206,258	979,390
California	Total	21,285	18,335,991	14.77	6,925,596	123,069
New York	Total	13,250	18,128,853	14.61	6,100,237	108,946
Texas	Total	12,468	8,880,168	7.15	3,488,721	66,635
Florida	Total	12,769	7,101,383	5.72	3,391,945	65,507
Illinois	Total	7,553	7,076,915	5.70	2,784,895	50,089
District of Columbia	Total	1,622	5,893,176	4.75	2,110,081	29,100
Pennsylvania	Total	6,608	5,441,666	4.38	2,195,616	45,078
New Jersey	Total	6,277	4,330,495	3.49	1,865,742	38,147
Massachusetts	Total	4,986	3,878,644	3.13	1,422,341	29,058
Ohio	Total	5,657	3,397,296	2.74	1,293,408	32,047
Michigan	Total	5,056	2,958,740	2.38	1,356,919	27,147
Georgia	Total	4,387	2,916,941	2.35	1,018,884	23,089
Washington	Total	3,362	2,079,798	1.68	865,025	18,684
Virginia	Total	3,632	2,030,319	1.64	889,618	20,330
Missouri	Total	2,807	1,924,201	1.55	744,298	17,047
Minnesota	Total	2,394	1,857,225	1.50	826,712	16,829
North Carolina	Total	3,408	1,834,313	1.48	678,007	17,699
Connecticut	Total	2,682	1,741,761	1.40	667,524	14,906
Maryland	Total	3,092	1,739,006	1.40	715,591	16,101
Colorado	Total	3,113	1,619,321	1.30	706,721	14,280
Arizona	Total	2,491	1,427,678	1.15	681,031	13,215
Alabama	Total	2,339	1,388,108	1.12	517,087	12,511
Wisconsin	Total	2,235	1,345,764	1.08	601,474	13,670
Indiana	Total	2,588	1,293,821	1.04	411,320	12,736
Tennessee	Total	2,480	1,271,108	1.02	434,282	12,120
Oregon	Total	2,024	1,050,852	0.85	399,003	9,888
Kentucky	Total	2,144	973,461	0.78	305,581	10,114
Oklahoma	Total	2,344	946,824	0.76	399,946	9,540
Nevada	Total	1,109	634,732	0.51	299,235	5,754
Iowa	Total	1,508	588,814	0.47	217,628	6,702
West Virginia	Total	993	523,459	0.42	143,606	4,979
Kansas	Total	1,431	521,295	0.42	190,048	6,215
Hawaii	Total	789	511,694	0.41	203,802	4,028
Utah	Total	796	492,738	0.40	240,366	5,114
Arkansas	Total	1,359	451,600	0.36	159,670	4,817
New Mexico	Total	1,140	441,304	0.36	204,967	5,026
Nebraska	Total	884	392,048	0.32	148,724	4,094
Rhode Island	Total	742	387,207	0.31	141,812	3,451
New Hampshire	Total	788	365,597	0.29	176,402	4,336
Maine	Total	727	364,902	0.29	147,826	3,847
Alaska	Total	471	248,027	0.20	108,755	2,014
Idaho	Total	639	238,720	0.19	90,654	2,737
Montana	Total	625	225,481	0.18	82,748	2,529
South Dakota	Total	436	136,549	0.11	39,088	1,536
Wyoming	Total	398	114,673	0.09	38,484	1,258
North Dakota	Total	348	108,827	0.09	49,668	1,477
All other states, including those below	Total	8,053	4,502,202	3.63	1,725,170	41,894
Louisiana	Total	3,661	D		D	(10,000+)
South Carolina	Total	2,134	D		D	(10,000+)
Mississippi	Total	1,467	D		D	(5000-9999)
Delaware	Total	332	D		D	(2500-4999)
Vermont	Total	459	D		D	(1000-2499)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

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EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.

EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis

EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 81 % of establishments and 12.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports below.

EC97S54S-LS Source of Receipts Includes receipts by industry by source or type of receipts for the U.S.

EC97S54S-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Includes firms by receipts size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by receipts size and by employment size for the U.S.

EC97S54S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry

EC97S54S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports

Series number	Title	Contents
EC97X-CS3	Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only)	Defines comparability of individual industries.
EC97X-CS2	Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states)	1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
EC97X-CS4	Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros)	Nonemployers account for 81 % of establishments and 12.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports below.
EC97S54S-LS	Source of Receipts	Includes receipts by industry by source or type of receipts for the U.S.
EC97S54S-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Includes firms by receipts size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by receipts size and by employment size for the U.S.
EC97S54S-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
EC97S54S-SM	Summary	Republication of key tables from other reports

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2002 Economic Census

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Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents

County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment

Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees

Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Smallest Geography	Contents
County Business Patterns	Annual	County, metro area, ZIP	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	State, metro area, county	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	State, metro area	Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

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