As the U.S. continued a lengthy streak of robust job growth in January, the legal services sector has again failed to keep pace with employment gains in the broader economy, according to federal government data released Friday.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its monthly look at the nation’s employment situation, reporting that the legal services industry neither gained nor lost jobs in January. BLS found that during the month, 1,140,100 people worked in legal services, a category that counts lawyers, paralegals, legal secretaries and other law-related professions.

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