The euro pared its gain but remained firmer against the U.S. dollar, while the greenback remained lower against the yen, following the release of mixed U.S. employment statistics. U.S. job growth was a less-than-expected 108,000 in December even as the unemployment rate fell to a cyclical low of 4.9%. Upward revisions to prior months totaling 99,000 put total payrolls near the expected level of 134.5 million for the year. The euro was changing hands at $1.2112 compared to $1.2124 just before the report. It's up 0.1% from late Thursday. The dollar traded at 115.76 yen compared to 115.80 yen earlier. It's down 0.3% on the day.