Guides & Blogs
Law Practice & Legal Profession
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch by NAICS 541110 or use key words to retrieve industry reports and more.
- Economic Census NAICS Sector 5411Legal services industry statistics portal.
- Economics of Law Practice (State Bar of Michigan)Lawyer and law practice demographics from a triennial survey of bar members.
- Legal OccupationsReview this occupational employment and wages data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics.
- Legal Profession StatisticsABA > Resources for Lawyers
- NALP Research & StatisticsResearch and statistical information on legal employment and recruiting.
Legal Education
- ABA Legal Education StatisticsEmployment, enrollment, ethnic/gender studies, degrees awarded, financial information and curriculum surveys.
- Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)LSAC > Data & Research > Data Library
Popular Statistical Sources
- Bureau of Justice StatisticsBJS collects, analyzes, publishes and disseminates information on crime and the operation of justice systems.
- Data.gov 'Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government.'
- Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field.
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new windowWSU on-site and authorized users.
- ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window (formerly Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe)Provides abstracts and indexes of statistical information from over 100,000 U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and approximately 2000 documents from international organizations from 1983. Incorporates ASI subject and keyword searching. Full text or web links provided for some citations.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States[1878 - 2012] 'Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.' Of note, 'Law Enforcement, Courts and Prisons'