Bloomberg Law
Sept. 1, 2017, 7:31 PM UTC

Legal Employment Flat in 2017: Report

Casey Sullivan

Employment in the U.S. legal industry remained flat in August, compared to both the previous month and the beginning of the year.

That’s according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor, which reported that the total number of people employed at law offices surveyed nationwide stood at 1,126,300, up 100 jobs from July.

The figures are preliminary and the Bureau of Labor regularly amends its data to reflect its most accurate tally. The jobs tracked include anyone on the payroll of law offices, including associates, paralegals and staff.

In January, there were about 500 fewer jobs in the ...

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