<p>Statistics being statistics, but the BLS projects, currently and into the future(through 2022) that the country is producing more JD grads than there are JD required jobs.<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Legal/Lawyers.htm”>http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Legal/Lawyers.htm</a>
See also <a href=“http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Legal/Lawyers.htm#tab-6”>http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Legal/Lawyers.htm#tab-6</a>
And no, there are no guarantees with any profession(possible exception being some of the health care fields), but it’s a mistake to take on massive amounts of debt if your job prospects are iffy. </p>