Despite a strong overall jobs picture in the U.S., legal services employment declined by a seasonally adjusted 1,500 jobs in February, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It was the second consecutive month of legal services job losses following some gains at the end of 2015. Legal services employed a preliminary total of 1,121,600 individuals in February.
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