Investing.com - The U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected in March as wage growth in line with estimates.
The Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls were up 98,000 after a revised add of 219,000 in February.
Analysts had expected non-farm payrolls to rise 180,000 last month.
The February figure was revised from an initial reading of 235,000.
Average hourly wages were up 0.2% from February in line with estimates.
The February figure was revised upward to 0.3% from 0.2%.
The unemployment rate fell to 4.5% against a forecast of 4.7%.
The dollar index briefly dipped after the release to later trade up 0.17% at 100.78.