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Law Practice

May 7, 2013

Legal market added jobs in March, April

Jobs in the legal sector jumped by 2,100 in April but were still less than the 3,500 jobs the U.S. legal industry added between February and March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report.


By Ameera Butt


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Jobs in the U.S. legal sector climbed by 2,100 in April but nevertheless marked a slowdown from the month before, when the legal industry tacked on 3,500 jobs, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.


Nationwide, employers added 165,000 payroll jobs in April, the report said. The country's unemployment rate remained little changed at 7.5 p...

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