The U.S. stock market is closing slightly lower after a survey on hiring did little to ease uncertainty about the health of the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 5.01 points, or 0.03 percent, to close at 15,440.23 Wednesday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was down 3.56 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,751.64. The Nasdaq slipped 19.97 points, or 0.5 percent, to 4,011.55.