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Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 12, 2023

A new report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the U.S. legal services sector lost 4,200 jobs in August, reaching its lowest level so far this year, Reuters reports. Legal sector jobs totaled 1,175,700 last month, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted data. Though the count includes a range of legal workers such as paralegals and assistants, the majority of jobs lost were lawyers. The report also adjusted downward initial projections for legal sector employment in June and July.