The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1,141,400 legal service workers were employed in June. The figure includes paralegals, lawyers and secretaries among other law-related professions.
The legal industry has experienced employment fluctuations of between 1.13 and 1.14 million people from December 2016 to present. Year-over-year, employment compared to June 2017 is up from the 1,139,500 workers employed in the legal services industry last year.
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