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Legal Sector Loses 1,300 Jobs in March

The legal sector lost jobs in March, even as the economy added jobs.

The sector lost 1,300 jobs last month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Am Law Daily and the Wall Street Journal Law Blog have stories.

The legal sector had gained jobs in January and February. The total number of legal sector jobs in March stood at 1,116,400, compared to highs of 1,180,000 before the recession, the Am Law Daily says.