Initial unemployment claims by Georgia lawyers and legal staff dropped 3 percent in August, compared to an almost 26 percent drop in overall Georgia unemployment claims, according to data from the state Department of Labor. Last month, 270 Georgia lawyers and legal staff filed for jobless benefits, a slight drop from the 279 lawyers and staff who filed in July. But unemployment claims by lawyers continued to increase at a faster rate than for staff in August.
September 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Last month, 270 Georgia lawyers and legal staff filed for jobless benefits, a slight drop from the 279 lawyers and staff who filed in July.
Unemployment claims by lawyers continued to increase at a faster rate than for staff in August. The 71 lawyers who filed for jobless benefits last month represent an 82 percent increase over the figure from August 2008. (See chart: Lawyer jobless claims) That compares to 199 unemployment claims by legal staff — a 4 percent decrease over the previous year.
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