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Law Practice

Oct. 7, 2014

Legal industry hit by sour numbers in latest report

Employment in the legal industry fell sharply in August on a national level according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.

By Alex Shively


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Employment in the legal industry fell sharply in August on a national level, reversing the gains made in past months and causing an overall decline for the year, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.


On the national level there are roughly 3,000 fewer people employed in the legal industry than there were at this time last year. About 4,600 legal jobs were lost in September fro...

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