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. job growth likely slowed in January, partly restrained by wild fires in California and cold weather across much of the country, though not enough for the Federal Reserve to resume interest rate cuts before the end of the first half.

A largely listless and flat futures market pushed lower after the latest jobs numbers showed a cooldown in hiring. Dow futures were down 0.1%. S&P 500 futures was down 0.2%, while Nasdaq futures was down 0.