Stocks advanced Friday after the Labor Department said that U.S. employers added more jobs in February than economists had forecast. Both the Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500 rose for a sixth straight day.

The Dow gained 67.58 points, or 0.5 percent, to 14,397.07.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 6.92 points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,551.18.

The Nasdaq rose 12.28 points, or 0.4 percent, to 3,244.37.

For the week:

The Dow is up 307.41, or 2.2 percent.

The S&P 500 is up 32.98, or 2.2 percent.

The Nasdaq composite is up 74.63, or 2.4 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is up 1,292.93 or 9.9 percent.

The S&P 500 is up 124.99, or 8.8 percent.

The Nasdaq composite is up 224.86, or 7.5 percent.