Gra
ds R
epor
ted
to N
ALP
: 42,
854
Gra
ds w
ith
Know
n Em
ploy
men
t St
atus
: 41,
156
Gra
ds E
mpl
oyed
: 36,
043
Gra
ds R
epor
ting
FT/
PT S
tatu
s: 3
4,90
2
Gra
ds U
nem
ploy
ed a
nd S
eeki
ng W
ork:
2,5
69
Gra
ds w
ith
Unk
now
n Em
ploy
men
t Sta
tus:
1,6
98
Gra
ds U
nem
ploy
ed b
ut N
ot S
eeki
ng W
ork:
1,3
30
Gra
ds E
nrol
led
FT in
Adv
. Deg
ree
Prog
ram
: 1,2
14
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
Num
ber o
f Gra
duat
esCHART A: NALP 2010 Employment Status
31,164 31,405 31,81232,759
35,112
36,46537,123
36,497 36,046 36,043
1,821 2,1541,419 1,301 1,197 1,104
1,670 2,172 2,430 2,569
5.3%
6.1%
4.0%
3.5%
3.1%
2.7%
4.1%
5.4%
6.0%
6.2%
4.7%
5.8%
6.0%
5.5%
5.1%
4.6% 4.6%
5.8%
9.3%9.6%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
% U
nem
ploy
ed
# of
Gra
duat
esChart B: NALP Unemployment Rate vs. National Unemployment Rate
2001-2010
Grads Employed Grads Not Employed, Seeking a Job % Grads Not Employed, Seeking a Job U.S. National Unemployment Rate
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
CHART C: NALP Employment by Job Category% of Total Employed
2001-2010
Bar Passage Required JD Preferred Other Professional Non-Professional Employed, Job Details Unknown
29,97828,890
26,62525,654
7931,149
1,8451,958
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
2007 2008 2009 2010
Gra
ds w
ith
Know
n Em
ploy
men
t St
atus
CHART D: NALP Bar Passage RequiredFull-Time & Part-Time Positions 2007-2010*
Part-Time
Full-Time
*NALP did not report FT/PT figures in Jobs & JDs until 2007. Employed in Bar Pass Required position but unknown FT or PT for each year: 2007 (315), 2008 (295), 2009 (431), 2010 (555).
97.4% 96.2%93.5% 92.9%
2.6% 3.8%6.5% 7.1%
86.5%
79.2%
72.4%75.9%
13.5% 20.8% 27.6% 24.1%
88.1%86.0%
82.8% 83.3%
11.9% 14.0% 17.2% 16.7%96.0%
94.1%
90.6% 90.2%
4.0% 5.9% 9.4% 9.8%
2007 2008 2009 20100%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CHART E: NALP 2007-2010 Grads Employed in Professional Positions, % Full-Time and Part-Time
BP Required PT JD Preferred PT Other Professional Combined Professional PT
5.3%
6.1%
4.0%
3.5% 3.1%
2.7%
4.1%
5.4%
6.0% 6.2%
4.7%
5.8%
6.0%
5.5%5.1%
4.6% 4.6%
5.8%
9.3%9.6%
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
4.5%
5.0%
5.5%
6.0%
6.5%
7.0%
7.5%
8.0%
8.5%
9.0%
9.5%
10.0%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
CHART F: NALP % Graduates Not Employed and Seeking a Job vs. National Unemployment Rate
2001-2010
% Not Employed and Seeking a Job U.S. Unemployment Rate
NALP Mean 4.6%
31,1
64
31,4
05
31,8
12
32,7
59 35,1
12
36,4
65
37,1
23
36,4
97
36,0
46
36,0
43
30,2
50
30,4
42
30,7
47
31,6
69 34,0
62 35,5
24
36,2
67
35,6
13
34,8
58
34,8
53
1,82
1
2,15
4
1,41
9
1,30
1
1,19
7
1,10
4
1,67
0
2,17
2
2,43
0
2,56
9
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Num
ber o
f Gra
duat
esCHART G: NALP 2001-2010
# Employed Graduates, Professionally Employed Graduates, and Grads Unemployed & Seeking Work
All Employed Grads Employed in Professional Positions Unemployed and Seeking Work
36,225 36,943 37,27938,584
40,91641,565 41,707
41,951 42,330 42,854
34,60335,295
35,78736,838
39,16940,186 40,416 40,582
40,83341,156
31,164 31,405 31,81232,759
35,11236,465 37,123 36,497 36,046 36,043
1,821 2,1541,419 1,301 1,197 1,104 1,670 2,172 2,430 2,569
837 870 964 911 860 889 931 977 1,247 1,2140
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Num
ber o
f Gra
duat
esCHART H: NALP Reported Graduates 2001-2010
# Employed, # Not Employed and Seeking a Job, # Enrolled FT in Advanced Degree Program
# GradsReported toNALP
# Grads withKnownEmploymentStatus
# Employed
#Unemployedand Seekinga Job
# Enrolled FTin AdvancedDegreeProgram
Source: Longstanding Employment Patterns for Law School Graduates Interrupted, NALP Bulletin July 2011
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Perc
ent N
ot W
orki
ngChart J: NALP % Not Working 1975-2010(includes job seekers and non-seekers)
Mean: 9.4%
Source: Longstanding Employment Patterns for Law School Graduates Interrupted, NALP Bulletin July 2011
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
Perc
ent E
mpl
oyed
CHART I: NALP 36-Year Employment Data % Employed for 1975 to 2010 Graduates
Mean: 89.1%
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