Table 14. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, not seasonally adjusted

Table 14. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, not seasonally adjusted
Establishment size class	Levels (in thousands)			Rates
Establishment size class	Mar. 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Mar. 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	8,413	7,553	7,337	6.0	5.4	5.2
1 to 9 employees	1,305	1,700	1,592	5.8	7.5	7.0
10 to 49 employees	2,661	1,928	1,986	5.8	4.7	4.7
50 to 249 employees	2,459	2,103	2,001	6.1	5.1	4.9
250 to 999 employees	1,054	961	909	5.8	4.7	4.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	647	588	584	7.4	6.1	6.2
5,000 or more employees	287	272	267	6.5	5.2	5.1
HIRES
Total private	5,156	4,558	4,642	3.9	3.4	3.5
1 to 9 employees	769	642	713	3.7	3.1	3.4
10 to 49 employees	1,658	1,504	1,554	3.8	3.8	3.8
50 to 249 employees	1,711	1,443	1,462	4.6	3.7	3.8
250 to 999 employees	687	604	572	4.0	3.1	3.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	266	296	270	3.3	3.3	3.0
5,000 or more employees	65	68	71	1.6	1.4	1.4
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,977	4,312	4,256	3.8	3.2	3.2
1 to 9 employees	702	594	575	3.3	2.8	2.7
10 to 49 employees	1,585	1,416	1,373	3.6	3.6	3.4
50 to 249 employees	1,678	1,435	1,409	4.5	3.7	3.6
250 to 999 employees	646	573	571	3.8	2.9	3.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	308	238	257	3.8	2.7	2.9
5,000 or more employees	57	56	71	1.4	1.1	1.4
QUITS
Total private	3,297	2,672	2,825	2.5	2.0	2.1
1 to 9 employees	381	365	393	1.8	1.7	1.9
10 to 49 employees	1,102	932	951	2.5	2.4	2.3
50 to 249 employees	1,184	862	938	3.2	2.2	2.4
250 to 999 employees	401	340	352	2.4	1.7	1.8
1,000 to 4,999 employees	192	139	150	2.4	1.6	1.7
5,000 or more employees	37	34	41	0.9	0.7	0.8
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,470	1,382	1,168	1.1	1.0	0.9
1 to 9 employees	264	193	126	1.3	0.9	0.6
10 to 49 employees	419	394	350	1.0	1.0	0.9
50 to 249 employees	447	505	390	1.2	1.3	1.0
250 to 999 employees	226	195	196	1.3	1.0	1.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	100	81	89	1.2	0.9	1.0
5,000 or more employees	13	14	17	0.3	0.3	0.3
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	210	258	263	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	57	36	57	0.3	0.2	0.3
10 to 49 employees	64	91	73	0.1	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	46	68	80	0.1	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	20	38	23	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	16	18	17	0.2	0.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	8	8	13	0.2	0.2	0.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Establishment size class data are produced for the total private sector only. NOTE: The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. The levels for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month. The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. The rates for hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations are the number of each during the entire month as percent of employment. NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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