India, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. dollar firmed against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Friday, as the latest jobs data showed a drop in the unemployment rate and strong wage growth.
Data from the Labor Department showed that non-farm payroll employment rose by 143,000 jobs in January compared to economist estimates for an increase of about 170,000 jobs.
Meanwhile, employment in December and November surged by upwardly revised 307,000 jobs and 261,000 jobs, respectively, reflecting a net upward revision of 100,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate dipped to 4.0 percent in January from 4.1 percent in December. The unemployment rate was expected to remain unchanged.
The Labor Department also said average hourly employee earnings ...