Report One: National Employment
Report One summarizes data produced by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics regarding national employment and unemployment for workers in legal occupations.
Lawyers Have One of the Highest Employment Rates of All Professional Occupations
Introduction 
Unemployment among lawyers was 1.5% in 2010, far below the national unemployment rate of 9.6%.
What is the status of legal employment?
From 2001 to 2010, the unemployment rate for lawyers increased only 0.5%, the same increase as for physicians and surgeons.
How has the recession impacted legal employment?
The total number of workers employed in legal occupations increased every year during the recession.
How do legal occupations compare to other occupations?
From 2001 to 2010, legal occupations had the smallest increase in unemployment rate among the ten U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics management and professional occupation categories.
Conclusion
In 2010, lawyers had one of the lowest unemployment rates among all management and professional occupations.
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