2023 Section Demographics: Labor & Employment Law

Labor and Employment Law, 2023

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Labor and Employment Law, All Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, All Active Members by US Residency, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Gender, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2023
Labor and Employment Law, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2023

Labor & Employment Law

Labor & Employment Law, All Active Members by Michigan Residency, 2023

	Number	Percent
Michigan Resident	1933	89.4
Non-Resident	228	10.6
Total	2161	100.0

Labor & Employment Law, All Active Members by US Residency, 2023

	Number	Percent
US Resident	2157	99.8
Non-US Resident	4	.2
Total	2161	100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Gender, 2023

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer. The ‘other’ category was added in 2022 and was not reported for previous years.

	Number	Percent
Male	1067	56.9
Female	805	43.0
Other	2	.1
Total	1874	100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Generation, 2023

	Number	Percent
Traditionalists (pre-1944)	81	4.2
Boomers (1944–1960)	516	26.7
Gen X (1961–1980)	801	41.4
Millennials (1981–1996)	516	26.7
Gen Z (1997 and later)	19	1.0
Total	1933	100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Race or Ethnicity, 2023

Excludes No Answer and Prefer Not to Answer.

	Number	Percent
American Indian	5	.4
Asian-Pacific Islander	21	1.6
African Origin	152	11.7
European	892	68.9
Hispanic-Latino	31	2.4
Multi-Racial	34	2.6
Arab Origin	34	2.6
Other Ethnic Origin	126	9.7
Total	1295	100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Law School, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	7	.4
Ave Maria School of Law	7	.4
MSU / DCL	307	15.9
Other Law School	480	24.8
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	235	12.2
University of Michigan Law School	230	11.9
Wayne State University Law School	470	24.3
Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School	197	10.2
Total	1933	100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by Occupational Area, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	76	3.9
Academia	24	1.2
Corporate Counsel	381	19.7
Government	101	5.2
Government Relations	2	.1
Judiciary	12	.6
Legal Services	84	4.3
Law School	2	.1
Military	2	.1
Non-Law Related	31	1.6
Not Employed: Not Seeking Employment	18	.9
Not Employed: Seeking Employment	8	.4
Nonprofit Organization	40	2.1
Other	71	3.7
Private Practice	1028	53.2
Retired	53	2.7
Total	1933	100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents in Private Practice by Firm Size, 2023

	Number	Percent
Not Reported	15	1.5
Very Large 100+	278	27.0
Large 21-99	160	15.6
Medium 11-20	101	9.8
Small 2-10	305	29.7
Solo Full-Time	114	11.1
Solo Part-Time	55	5.4
Total	1028	100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Michigan Residents by County, 2023

	Number	Percent
Allegan	5	.3
Antrim	1	.1
Barry	3	.2
Bay	9	.5
Benzie	2	.1
Berrien	13	.7
Calhoun	10	.5
Cass	1	.1
Charlevoix	5	.3
Chippewa	1	.1
Clare	1	.1
Clinton	4	.2
Delta	1	.1
Eaton	13	.7
Emmet	8	.4
Genesee	36	1.9
Grand Traverse	17	.9
Hillsdale	1	.1
Houghton	2	.1
Ingham	137	7.1
Ionia	1	.1
Iosco	2	.1
Iron	1	.1
Isabella	6	.3
Jackson	13	.7
Kalamazoo	41	2.1
Kent	200	10.3
Lapeer	4	.2
Leelanau	2	.1
Lenawee	2	.1
Livingston	18	.9
Macomb	59	3.1
Manistee	2	.1
Marquette	7	.4
Mecosta	4	.2
Menominee	1	.1
Midland	5	.3
Monroe	6	.3
Muskegon	7	.4
Newaygo	1	.1
Oakland	667	34.5
Otsego	3	.2
Ottawa	16	.8
Presque Isle	1	.1
Saginaw	26	1.3
Saint Clair	4	.2
Saint Joseph	1	.1
Shiawassee	4	.2
Tuscola	2	.1
Washtenaw	135	7.0
Wayne	421	21.8
Wexford	1	.1
Total	1933	100.0

Labor & Employment Law, Active Members Residing in Other States or Jurisdictions, 2023

	Number
Arizona	2
California	13
Colorado	4
Connecticut	3
District of Columbia	11
Florida	18
Georgia	8
Illinois	32
Indiana	13
Kansas	1
Kentucky	2
Massachusetts	3
Maryland	4
Maine	2
Minnesota	4
Missouri	3
North Carolina	4
Nevada	3
New York	4
Ohio	39
Ontario	2
Oregon	1
Pennsylvania	5
Rhode Island	1
Tennessee	4
Texas	7
Unknown	1
Virginia	7
Washington	3
Wisconsin	11
Total	215

Labor & Employment Law, All Active Members by Section Membership, 2023

	Number
Administrative & Regulatory Law	141
Agricultural Law	32
Alternative Dispute Resolution	175
American Indian Law	31
Animal Law	26
Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation	43
Appellate Practice	96
Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports	48
Aviation Law	19
Business Law	399
Children’s Law	27
Consumer Law	55
Criminal Law	81
Elder Law and Disability Rights	57
Environmental Law	57
Family Law	97
Government Law	188
Health Care Law	125
Immigration Law	42
Information Technology Law	63
Insurance & Indemnity Law	110
Intellectual Property Law	67
International Law	45
Labor & Employment Law	2161
Law Practice Management & Legal Administrators	44
LGBTQA Law	39
Litigation	404
Marijuana Law	87
Military & Veterans’ Law	16
Negligence Law	141
Paralegal / Legal Assistant	6
Prisons & Corrections	23
Probate & Estate Planning	144
Real Property Law	207
Religious Liberty Law	32
Senior Lawyers	17
Social Security Lawyers	13
Solo and Small Firm	107
Taxation	59
Workers’ Compensation Law	80
Young Lawyers	425