The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly employment figures for September show that large numbers of workers in legal occupations are leaving unemployment behind, but this is not necessarily the good news you think it is. Most of these workers are not rejoining the ranks of the employed—not in the legal industry, anyway.
Last month, the unemployment rate for legal occupations was halved, and then some: From 4.1% in August to 2.0% in September. That is the lowest monthly rate since February, when the rate stood at only 1.0% before doubling—and then some—to 2.2% in March.
In all, approximately 39,000 ...