If I wait any longer it will be November.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | August | 2016 | 1,124,400 | |
| June | 2017 | 1,140,300 | ||
| July | 2017 | 1,136,400 | ||
| August | 2017 | 1,128,900 | 4,500 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | August | 2016 | 1,121,800 | |
| June | 2017 | 1,130,700 | ||
| July | 2017 | 1,126,200 | ||
| August | 2017 | 1,126,300 | 4,500 | |
| Change from Jul-17 to Aug-17 | 100 |
Only news of late is a slight rise in the average MBE score. There is speculation about the cause, but given the legal academy's penchant both for kicking the can down the road and general despicableness it likely involved shitcanning the same nitwits the school welcomed with open arms two years earlier. We'll see when they publish attrition rates and the number of first-time test takers for each school.
One commenter suggested the median score didn't change and that the increase is due to the top half of the median scoring higher while the water heads continue to flail. Again, we'll see.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | August | 2015 | 1,121,500 | |
| June | 2016 | 1,133,300 | ||
| July | 2016 | 1,134,700 | ||
| August | 2016 | 1,128,400 | 6,900 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | August | 2015 | 1,118,600 | |
| June | 2016 | 1,124,000 | ||
| July | 2016 | 1,125,000 | ||
| August | 2016 | 1,125,000 | 6,400 | |
| Change from Jul-16 to Aug-16 | 0 |
Only down about 5000 jobs since August 2014. In response, the legal academy has cranked up its balderdash machinery.
→ Michael Simkovic’s Million Dollar Law Degree Proclamation Gets Flushed
→ When the Dollar Sign Flashes in the Night Sky...
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | August | 2014 | 1,124,700 | |
| June | 2015 | 1,131,300 | ||
| July | 2015 | 1,131,200 | ||
| August | 2015 | 1,121,800 | -2,900 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | August | 2014 | 1,122,400 | |
| June | 2015 | 1,120,600 | ||
| July | 2015 | 1,119,600 | ||
| August | 2015 | 1,117,600 | -4,800 | |
| Change from Jul-15 to Aug-15 | -2,000 |
Treading water. August had a decent gain but year-over-year remains meh, as does employment as a whole. NY Times had an article on sluggish job growth and the three million people who've dropped out of the labor force.
Health care has been a bright spot. Ever wonder why there's no Nursing School Lemmings blog?
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | August | 2013 | 1,136,500 | |
| June | 2014 | 1,145,400 | ||
| July | 2014 | 1,146,000 | ||
| August | 2014 | 1,141,500 | 5,000 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | August | 2013 | 1,136,100 | |
| June | 2014 | 1,137,000 | ||
| July | 2014 | 1,136,600 | ||
| August | 2014 | 1,139,900 | 3,800 | |
| Change from Jul-14 to Aug-14 | 3,300 |
Did you hear about the impending lawyer shortage? No? Read the link! We're all screwed! Has the National Jurist ever steered us wrong?
Annual growth in the entire legal industry was a little over 6,000 jobs. There have been 15,000 positions added over the last three years. That's not lawyers; it's the whole damn industry. Put that in your JD-Advantage™ pipe and smoke it. Preliminary August growth was 2,700 jobs, which should bring cheer to scammers from Newark to Santa Clara.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | August | 2012 | 1,122,400 | |
| June | 2013 | 1,134,400 | ||
| July | 2013 | 1,136,600 | ||
| August | 2013 | 1,129,600 | 7,200 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | August | 2012 | 1,122,400 | |
| June | 2013 | 1,124,700 | ||
| July | 2013 | 1,126,000 | ||
| August | 2013 | 1,128,700 | 6,300 | |
| Change from Jul-13 to Aug-13 | 2,700 |
