The U.S. dollar held steady on Friday with investors consolidating positions ahead of October non-farm payrolls data due later in the session, a report that would highlight the durability of an economic recovery. A Reuters poll showed median forecasts are for 175,000 jobs being shed, slower than the 263,000 lost in September, with the jobless rate rising to 9.9 percent. If the numbers disappoint, investors are likely to flock to the U.S dollar and the yen JPY=, while a strong report could see high-yielding currencies gain.