US stocks ended mixed on fresh recession fears following new data that suggest the labor market is finally weakening after a year of monetary policy tightening by the Federal Reserve.
 
The Nasdaq Composite shed over 1.1 percent, while the S&P 500 ended in the red as well, at 0.3 percent. Out of the three major gauges, Dow Jones Industrial Average notched small gains of 0.2 percent.