The legal sector followed the economy’s overall lead in October, adding 4,800 jobs to payrolls, continuing a slow turnaround from the economic battering of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Labor Department’s Friday report showed the U.S. added a seasonally adjusted 638,000 jobs last month, lowering the unemployment rate to 6.9%. That marks a continued slow jobs climb even as virus infections keep rising in many places across the country.
The legal sector’s October gains followed an uptick of 3,000 jobs in September, a switch from flat August numbers. Firms have spent some months settling in to the new mode ...