California's unemployment rate held steady at 12.5 percent in February, although the state lost 20,400 jobs, the Employment Development Department reported Friday. The state's loss followed a gain of 32,000 jobs in January. There are 586,400 fewer jobs in California last month than there were at the same time last year, a drop of 4.1 percent. The department said many of the losses last month occurred in the construction industry, which lost 21,500 jobs. Professional and business services grew more than any other sector, gaining 10,000 jobs. "Far too many Californians remain unemployed, and that is why I am so...