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Spot gold slipped 0.3% to $4,074.36 an ounce in the trading session covered by the report. Earlier on Friday it had fallen by more than 1% to an intraday low of $4,033.29.
Despite the retreat, the metal gained 5.2% over the week, its strongest weekly performance since August. US December gold futures settled at $4,074.90 an ounce.
A stronger dollar and higher US Treasury yields weighed on gold after a better-than-expected employment report. The dollar index rose 0.7%, while the US unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve could take more time to assess inflation.