Regarding the December 2017 post, that didn't take long. In other news, looks like December 2017 seasonally adjusted is higher than any point since I started this blog.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | January | 2017 | 1,125,500 | |
| November | 2017 | 1,138,500 | ||
| December | 2017 | 1,143,300 | ||
| January | 2018 | 1,127,700 | 2,200 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | January | 2017 | 1,132,500 | |
| November | 2017 | 1,135,800 | ||
| December | 2017 | 1,136,600 | ||
| January | 2018 | 1,135,500 | 3,000 | |
| Change from Dec-17 to Jan-18 | -1,100 |
My New Years resolution is more timely updates. Should have fallen off the wagon by March.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | December | 2016 | 1,130,500 | |
| October | 2017 | 1,130,500 | ||
| November | 2017 | 1,130,100 | ||
| December | 2017 | 1,133,600 | 3,100 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | December | 2016 | 1,126,100 | |
| October | 2017 | 1,128,000 | ||
| November | 2017 | 1,127,600 | ||
| December | 2017 | 1,128,200 | 2,100 | |
| Change from Nov-17 to Dec-17 | 600 |
Have a happy New Year. Also, Nando, thanks for everything. I don't think people realize the amount of work that goes into maintaining a blog. The other thing you didn't mention is the amount of invective hurled at you personally in the early days.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | November | 2016 | 1,124,700 | |
| September | 2017 | 1,123,800 | ||
| October | 2017 | 1,130,500 | ||
| November | 2017 | 1,131,600 | 6,900 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | November | 2016 | 1,122,500 | |
| September | 2017 | 1,127,700 | ||
| October | 2017 | 1,128,100 | ||
| November | 2017 | 1,128,700 | 6,200 | |
| Change from Oct-17 to Nov-17 | 600 |
Greetings, scam fans. There's little news on the legal employment front, but then there never is. Seriously, look back at this post in November 2020 and leave a comment if it's changed by more than a few thousand. I'll wait.
In school news, Valparaiso's "Board voted to suspend admission of a first-year law school class in Valparaiso, Indiana for the fall of 2018" while it searches for sunnier climes. May I suggest Chile? OTLSS did a good write-up here.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | October | 2017 | 1,125,100 | |
| August | 2018 | 1,129,300 | ||
| September | 2018 | 1,123,900 | ||
| October | 2018 | 1,128,500 | 3,400 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | October | 2017 | 1,122,700 | |
| August | 2018 | 1,126,700 | ||
| September | 2018 | 1,127,300 | ||
| October | 2018 | 1,126,200 | 3,500 | |
| Change from Sep-18 to Oct-18 | -1,100 |
Happy November.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t17.htm
| Not seasonally adjusted | September | 2017 | 1,117,700 | |
| July | 2018 | 1,137,200 | ||
| August | 2018 | 1,130,200 | ||
| September | 2018 | 1,125,000 | 7,300 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | September | 2017 | 1,121,300 | |
| July | 2018 | 1,127,000 | ||
| August | 2018 | 1,127,700 | ||
| September | 2018 | 1,128,600 | 7,300 | |
| Change from Aug-18 to Sep-18 | 900 |
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 |
In one of those tail-wagging-the-dog sequences, I noticed the following cartoon and then searched to get context.
Article is here. I don't spend much time thinking about the Mississippi bar, nor Mississippi in general, but came away dumbfounded and thought I'd share. Briefly, the July bar passage rate was 53 percent, low enough to raise eyebrows. The February exam was an outright slaughter. First, the obligatory conjecture.
No one seems to know for sure why the exam passing rate is declining, but some have suggested it may be that law schools are accepting less qualified students.
I personally think the bar passage rate is declining due to a huge, rollicking grading conspiracy, but that's just one blogger's opinion, man. A local lawyer interviewed, who done passed the bar in 2016, believes the exam is too subjective and thanks Jesus for her own success. Praise the Lord!
The most inane thing is further down.
A Cleveland woman filed a complaint in Hinds County Chancery Court over her failed 2015 bar examination. Zundria Crawford wanted permission to sue the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions, but the judge denied her petition. Crawford has filed an appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
We've moved from suing schools to suing the bar examiners. My WAG is that somewhere in the background either a school — or another entity with a vested interest — instigated and is funding this. For her part:
When asked why she didn't just retake the bar exam, Crawford replied, it's not about her but will affect all applicants for the Mississippi Bar. She said she was deprived of her rights.
In the event Ms. Crawford is unsuccessful in her appeal, some advice for Mississippi bar applicants: You don't need to study harder. You need to pray harder.
