Law Practice
Nov. 9, 2009
Legal Job Loss Sees Worst Month
October marked the worst month yet since the recession began for unemployment in the legal sector, with 5,800 jobs lost, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
October marked the worst month since the recession began for unemployment in the legal sector, with 5,800 jobs lost, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The preliminary numbers track with dismal figures nationwide, where the overall unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent - the highest since April 1983, and a level higher than many economists predic...
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