People working in legal occupations in the United States experience economic downturns differently than the labor market as a whole. With increased volatility in unemployment rates and significant gender gaps, the comparatively low unemployment in legal occupations may offer little comfort to those trying to maneuver the Covid-19 downturn.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment rates for individuals working in legal occupations are significantly lower than United States unemployment rates as a whole. This has been true even during recent economic downturns associated with the dot-com bust and the Great Recession.
Using the Great Recession as an example, ...
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