Legal hiring was up in November - third month in a row.

The legal sector added 200 jobs in November according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (via AmLaw Daily) which brings the year to date total to a net gain of 8,200 jobs according to the running tally below (AmLaw Daily is reporting a net gain of 6,900 jobs since January 2012).  Here's how it breaks down month by month:

• November 2012 - 2oo jobs added.
• October 2012 - 1000 (revised) jobs added.
• September 2012 - 1,300 (revised) jobs added.
• August 2012 - 1,100 (revised) jobs lost.
• July 2012 - 2000 (revised) jobs added.
• June 2012 - 20o jobs lost.
• May 2012 - 600 jobs added.
• April 2012 - 3,900 jobs added.
• March 2012 - 1,300 jobs lost.
• February 2012 - 800 jobs added.
• January 2012 - 1,000 jobs added.

Hat tip to AmLaw Daily.

(jbl).