U.S. stock index futures were higher Thursday morning.

U.S. stocks were set to open slightly higher Wednesday morning.

U.S. stocks were set to open slightly lower Tuesday morning.

U.S. stock futures were set to open slightly higher Monday morning.

Job growth continued at a tepid pace in August, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by just 130,000 thanks in large part to the temporary hiring of Census workers, the Labor Department reported Friday.

U.S. stock index futures traded higher on Friday morning as investors looked ahead to nonfarm payroll numbers due later in the day.