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Law Practice

Jan. 12, 2010

Job Losses Continue In Legal Sector

The legal sector shed 2,100 jobs in December, bringing the total number of jobs lost in the industry in the two years since the start of the recession to 55,900, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

By Joanna Lin

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The legal sector shed 2,100 jobs in December, bringing the total number of jobs lost in the industry in the two years since the start of the recession to 55,900, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The nationwide unemployment rate remained at 10 percent in December, with a total of more than 7.2 million jobs lost since the recession began in D...

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