U.S. stock futures drifted lower on Friday after the January jobs report missed economists' expectations. Data released by the Labor Department showed the U.S. economy added 143,000 jobs last month, less than the 169,

U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday, as investors waited on a monthly jobs number that could help determine if the Federal Reserve has any scope to cut interest rates this year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to publish the January nonfarm payrolls report at 8.

U.S. job growth likely slowed in January, partly restrained by wild fires in California and cold weather across much of the country.