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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 10, 2026

Employment in the U.S. legal sector continued to grow in February, reaching a record high even as the broader economy shed jobs and the unemployment rate rose, Reuters reports. The total number of jobs in the legal sector, which includes lawyers, paralegals, judges and legal assistants, was 1,237,600 in February, up 2,600 from January and 8.2% higher than five years earlier. This stands in contrast to the broader economy, with Friday's employment report showing the sixth decline in nonfarm ​payrolls by the Labor Department since January 2025.