The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly employment figures for workers in legal occupations show an employment picture in October that’s very similar to September’s: sustained yet modest job growth and a continued low unemployment rate. But within this occupational group, October’s results also reveal a divergence between men’s and women’s unemployment rates for the first time this year.
Last month, 1.926 million Americans were employed in legal occupations, representing a slight increase from 1.914 million in September and 1.91 million in August. Despite the diminutive gains, this is the first time since the pandemic and recession began that legal ...