The Dow Jones Industrials remained in the red 56.1 points to 34,338.91.
The S&P 500 subtracted 12.78 points to 4,063.79.
The NASDAQ came off its lows of the morning, but still trailed Thursday’s close by 56.57 points to 11,425.88.
The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ are on track for modest weekly gains, while the Dow is on pace for a similarly minor loss.
Non-farm payrolls increased 263,000 in November, a bigger gain than the 200,000-job increase expected by economists polled by Dow Jones. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%.
This is the final monthly employment report before the Fed’s two-day meeting Dec. 13-14, in which the central bank is expected to raise its fed funds target rate by a half percentage point. A 50-basis-point increase would mark a slowing from the prior 75-basis-point rate hikes set by the central bank.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury lost ground, raising yields to 3.56% from Thursday’s 3.51%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices increased 31 cents to $81.53 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices subtracted $6.10 to $1,809.30 U.S. an ounce.