There are a wide variety of jeans available today. You have to be careful and look for the kind you want. Some have looser pockets than others. One of my jeans, a very traditional, "regular" Wrangler, has very nice and deep pockets. Many of my other jeans have usable pockets, but they're "tighter," meaning it is more difficult to get your hand in and out, and would be pretty useless for pocket carry (unless you happen to have an extra 1-2 minutes to fish out your pistol in a defensive encounter).