Construction, manufacturing employment gains
The construction industry added 15,000 jobs during February, while manufacturers posted 6,000 job gains.
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Most of the manufacturing jobs were in durable goods (+6,000), with motor vehicles and parts makers posting the biggest jobs gains, at 3,400.
Over the past year, construction has added 152,000 jobs. Within the industry, employment in heavy and civil engineering construction rose by 12,000 in February
In February, wholesale trade added 15,000 jobs, with nearly all of the increase occurring in durable goods (+12,000). Over the prior 12 months, the employment gain in wholesale trade averaged 9,000 per month.
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