U.S. legal services employment rose in February, as lawyers benefit from modest economic strengthening after a year of coronavirus-related shutdowns and slowdowns.
Legal payrolls in February were up a seasonally-adjusted 7,200 people, an improvement over the 4,800 jobs gained in January, according to Labor Department figures released Friday.
February’s numbers also topped the loss of 200 jobs in December and gains of 5,000 jobs in November and 4,800 in October.
The uptick mirrored gains in the overall economy, which added 379,00 jobs, nudging the nationwide unemployment rate down to 6.2% in February. But, nearly 10 million Americans remained out of ...
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