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Law Practice

Mar. 8, 2011

Legal Industry Lost Jobs in February

The legal services industry lost 2,900 jobs in February, adding a bleak slice to what was otherwise good news for the U.S. jobless rate.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The legal services industry lost 2,900 jobs in February, adding a bleak slice to what was otherwise good news for the U.S. jobless rate.


According to U.S. Labor Department numbers released Friday, there were 192,000 new jobs created during the month. The national unemployment rate dipped to 8.9 percent - the lowest in nearly two years.


The decline in legal services jobs was the steepest since J...

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