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Government

Nov. 9, 2010

Legal Sector Reverses Trend

The legal industry shed 300 jobs in October after three successive months of gains, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department.


By Sara Randazzo


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The legal industry shed 300 jobs in October after three successive months of gains, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department.


The losses look modest when compared to data from months in the peak of the recession - like February 2009, when 6,400 jobs were lost, and October 2009, which saw a 6,100-job dip - but halt the trend started in July of a steadily increasing nu...

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