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Large Firms

Dec. 5, 2011

Legal industry hiring stays sluggish

Jb growth in the legal industry remained sluggish as only 100 jobs were added nationwide last month.


By Casey Sullivan


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The nation saw nonfarm payroll add 120,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level since March 2009, but job growth in the legal industry remained sluggish as only 100 jobs were added nationwide last month.


According to the data compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor, legal jobs rose from 1,112,900 to 1,113,000, a fraction of a percentage point, ending up with 3,400 ...

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