The legal industry just had a nasty month and, at best, a flat year (BLS routinely revises its initial figures). My guess is law school faculty and staff layoffs are beginning to reflect in these figures; I encourage castoffs to network.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | September | 2013 | 1,130,300 | |
| July | 2014 | 1,145,500 | ||
| August | 2014 | 1,140,700 | ||
| September | 2014 | 1,127,400 | -2,900 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | September | 2013 | 1,136,800 | |
| July | 2014 | 1,134,900 | ||
| August | 2014 | 1,138,400 | ||
| September | 2014 | 1,133,800 | -3,000 | |
| Change from Aug-14 to Sep-14 | -4,600 |
