The figures have taken a downturn again according to Law Shucks
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They write:
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The Month in Layoffs ? September 09
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2,000 jobs were lost in the legal sector in August on a seasonally adjusted basis. That adjustment is particularly important at this time of year, because it takes out the effects of large firms? summer programs, which would otherwise bring the total to 13,600. In a quirk of our industry, a significant portion of those are people who are returning to school.
Of course, not all of those were at major law firms, and those are net losses. In the law-firm world, September was almost three times worse than August.
The details and trends (including a chart of the worst day of the month for layoffs)
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Full report at?? http://lawshucks.com/2009/10/the-month-in-layoffs-september-09/
