A revision of U.S. jobs data in the 12 months through March showed the U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs than previously estimated over that period — a large change that underlined worries over the state of the jobs market but was less than the 1 million figure some economists had forecast.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.52 points, or 0.1%, to close at 40,890.49.
The S&P 500 gained 23.73 points, or 0.4%, to end at 5,620.85.
The Nasdaq Composite advanced 102.05 points, or 0.6%, finishing at 17,918.98,