Employment news for lawyers and legal industry employees was a bit brighter, according to the August report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Though the U.S. economy lost a total of 54,000 jobs, the legal sector handed out 1,000 jobs in August, marking the second straight month of improved numbers for the industry.
According to news reported by The AM Law Daily, BLS originally reported that the field lost 800 jobs in July, but that number has since been readjusted to show an increase of 300 positions. The number still lags behind reports from August 2009 by more than 14,000 jobs.
