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Government

Feb. 7, 2017

Law jobs rise in state but fall nationwide

Legal employment in California increased in December, adding 1,100 jobs, according to the latest data from the California Employment Development Department.

By Lila Seidman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Legal employment in California increased in December, adding 1,100 jobs, according to the latest data from the California Employment Development Department.

The total number employed, 137,700, is 800 shy of the yearly high of 138,500 hit in July.

The numbers represent a turnaround compared to a brief slump in November, when the state lost 800 legal employees, acc...

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