LONDON (AFP) ??” The dollar was sharply higher against major currencies after US employing data came in firm enough to strengthen expectations that the US Federal keep will raise interest rates at its nearest meeting.

LONDON (AFP) ??” The dollar was sharply higher against major currencies after US employing data came in firm enough to strengthen expectations that the US Federal keep will raise interest rates at its nearest meeting.

The single European transmission from hand to hand stood at 1.2048 dollars against 12174 late in succession Thursday in New York.

The dollar traded at 11044 yen from 10944 forward Thursday.

The highly anticipated US data displays that non-farm payrolls rose 144000 in August, choke to expectations for a rise of about 150000

Additionally, the increases seen in June and July -- as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but of which were particularly weak -- were revised higher on a cumulative 59,000 jobs.

Another positive factor was a fall in the unemployment rate to 54 percent the lowest rate since October 2001 from 55 percent in July

"Taken together with revisions and lower than reckon uponed unemployment rate the outcome