
Will there be 10% fewer lawyers in May 2025 (compared to May 2023)?
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Source - Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2019: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2019/may/oes231011.htm
2020: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2020/may/oes231011.htm
2021: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2021/may/oes231011.htm
2022: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2022/may/oes231011.htm
2023: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes231011.htm
2025: Published figure must be ≤658,206 to resolve Yes

Note: Unfortunately, there's usually an 11 month lag in publishing these statistics (eg 2023 stats were published April 2024) hence the late resolution date.
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