
March 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures moved higher on Friday as investors assessed a nonfarm payrolls report for February to gauge the health of the world's largest economy.
A Labor Department report showed the U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs last month, compared with economists' estimate of a rise of 160,000. The unemployment rate stood at 4.1%, compared with expectations of 4.0%.
Average monthly earnings rose 0.3% in the previous month, compared with expectations of a 0.3% rise.
At 08:30 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis 1YMcv1 were up 109 points, or 0.26%, S&P 500 E-minis EScv1 were up 23.5 points, or 0.36% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis NQcv1 were up 112.25 points, or 0.56%.