U.S. dollar weakened against rivals on Friday after government data showed fewer jobs were added in August than expected, while theunemployment rate ticked higher. The U.S. economy added 156,000 jobs last month, while jobs numbers for July and June were revised down. The dollar, which was already weaker against the euro, lost further ground. The euro traded at $1.1932, up 0.5%, compared with $1.1908 on Thursday. The dollar lost ground against the Japanese yen, buying ¥109.76. Before the release, the dollar was slightly stronger against the yen. The ICE Dollar Index, which measures the buck against a basket of six major rivals fell 0.3% to 92.37.
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