Job gains in February
The nation added 48,000 construction jobs in February, while manufacturing gained 14,000 jobs.
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Since September, construction employment has risen by 151,000. In February, job growth occurred in specialty trade contractors, with this gain about equally split between residential (+17,000) and nonresidential specialty trade contractors (+15,000). Nonresidential building construction also added jobs (+6,000).
In manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturers had the largest gain (+8,000) while durable goods manufacturers added 6,000 jobs.
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