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Dec. 9, 2008

Legal Jobs in Decline

The number of legal jobs declined for the sixth consecutive month in November and contributed to the largest monthly employment loss since 1974, according to the latest report issued Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

LOS ANGELES - The number of legal jobs declined for the sixth consecutive month in November and contributed to the largest monthly employment loss since 1974, according to the latest report issued Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

More than 530,000 jobs were lost across all industries in November, including 2,200 in the legal sector. The nationwide unemployment rate rose from 6.5 to 6.7 percent. The number of involuntary part-time workers, individuals with reduc...

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