The legal services sector lost 1,500 jobs in April after gaining jobs in March, according to seasonally adjusted employment figures released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Labor Department’s jobs report for April estimates that 1,122,500 people worked in the legal industry during the month. The preliminary figures, which could be revised, include lawyers, paralegals and others working in the legal sector. The agency revised March’s preliminary figures downward to 1,124,000 from its initial report last month of 1,124,800 people working in legal services.
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