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Labor/Employment

Jun. 5, 2012

Legal hiring edges up in May

Legal sector hiring rose a tad for the second straight month, as the U.S. suffered its lowest net number of new jobs created in a year, according to preliminary numbers for May released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


By Jean Yung


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Legal sector hiring rose a tad for the second straight month, as the U.S. suffered its lowest net number of new jobs created in a year, according to preliminary numbers for May released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.


The monthly report from the agency indicated legal hiring grew by 2,100 jobs in May over April. The U.S. legal sector employment tally stood at 1.1 million after a gain of j...

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