Notwithstanding some patently ridiculous articles of late, particularly this, now is as piss poor a time to go to law school as ever. If we stroll back to November 2010, when there were 1,116,100 souls employed in the legal industry, we can see how far we've come: about 18,000 jobs over four years. Of late, things seem to be contracting, with 2,000 jobs shed over the last year.
If your favorite school offers to sell you a turd at one-third off, do everyone — lawyers, taxpayers, and particularly, yourself — a favor and decline.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | November | 2013 | 1,137,700 | |
| September | 2014 | 1,127,300 | ||
| October | 2014 | 1,134,700 | ||
| November | 2014 | 1,135,100 | -2,600 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | November | 2013 | 1,135,600 | |
| September | 2014 | 1,133,800 | ||
| October | 2014 | 1,133,700 | ||
| November | 2014 | 1,133,700 | -1,900 | |
| Change from Oct-14 to Nov-14 | 0 |
