Report also shows industry's unemployment rate rose from February and year-earlier level.

All construction sectors added jobs in Feb., led by specialty trade contractors segment.

Unemployment rate rises to 5.4% from December's 5.0% but improves from January 2019's 6.4%, BLS says.

Industry added only 1,000 jobs for the month but workforce still is up by 2%, year over year.

Industry's unemployment rate increased to 4.0% from September's 3.2% and October 2018's 3.6%.

Industry's jobless rate dips to 3.2% in September from August's 3.6% and year-earlier 4.1%, BLS says.

Industry's August unemployment rate slipped to 3.6% from July's 3.8% but rose from year-earlier 3.4%.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that construction employment in July was relatively flat compared to June, with small gains in some sectors.