Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 379,000 jobs in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
The unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.2%.
Courtesy of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Most of February's job gains came from the leisure and hospitality sector, which added 355,000 jobs. A little more than 80% of those jobs were in food services and drinking places.
Retail trade added 41,000 jobs in February and has now added 2 million jobs since May.
The construction industry saw 61,000 job losses, and employment in the industry is now down 308,000 jobs year-over-year.
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