The legal industry lost about 0.3% year over year. This compares mostly unfavorably with other "professional and business services," particularly since it's the only one that shed jobs in September. Anecdotally, I hear that the number of jobs in Space Law remained unchanged.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | September | 2010 | 1,112,700 | |
| July | 2011 | 1,125,000 | ||
| August | 2011 | 1,118,300 | ||
| September | 2011 | 1,109,500 | (3,200) | |
| Seasonally adjusted | September | 2010 | 1,115,700 | |
| July | 2011 | 1,113,800 | ||
| August | 2011 | 1,113,500 | ||
| September | 2011 | 1,112,200 | (3,500) | |
| Change from August 11-September 11 | (1,300) |
