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Law Practice

Aug. 11, 2009

Layoffs Slow Down, But Drag On

The number of jobs lost in the legal sector slowed again during July after spiking in June, but roughly 2,700 positions were still eliminated, according to the latest report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

By Amanda Becker
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The number of jobs lost in the legal sector slowed again during July after spiking in June, but roughly 2,700 positions were still eliminated, according to the latest report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Though the losses were less devastating than those in April and June, when 5,500 and 5,400 positions were cut respectively, it was the ninth straight month the legal i...

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