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Table 7. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, seasonally adjusted

Table 7. Job openings, hires, and separations levels and rates by establishment size class, seasonally adjusted
Establishment size class Levels (in thousands) Rates
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)

JOB OPENINGS

Total private

9,348 7,718 7,932 7,884 7,963 79 6.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.6 0.1

1 to 9 employees

1,810 1,681 1,734 1,885 1,966 81 7.7 7.3 7.5 7.7 8.0 0.3

10 to 49 employees

2,883 2,182 2,352 2,070 2,206 136 6.2 5.0 5.3 4.8 5.1 0.3

50 to 249 employees

2,679 2,061 1,935 2,068 1,973 -95 6.6 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.0 -0.1

250 to 999 employees

1,020 1,002 1,083 1,018 1,021 3 5.8 5.1 5.4 5.1 4.9 -0.2

1,000 to 4,999 employees

649 566 589 577 549 -28 7.0 5.9 6.4 6.1 6.1 0.0

5,000 or more employees

307 226 240 266 247 -19 7.0 5.0 4.9 5.6 4.9 -0.7

HIRES

Total private

5,932 5,429 5,205 5,384 5,323 -61 4.5 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.0 0.0

1 to 9 employees

841 857 947 981 886 -95 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.3 3.9 -0.4

10 to 49 employees

1,919 1,604 1,516 1,600 1,660 60 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 0.1

50 to 249 employees

1,965 1,767 1,531 1,681 1,627 -54 5.2 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.3 -0.1

250 to 999 employees

812 795 803 735 748 13 4.9 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.8 -0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

320 326 329 306 321 15 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.8 0.3

5,000 or more employees

74 79 79 82 80 -2 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 -0.1

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

Total private

5,671 5,325 5,075 5,060 5,020 -40 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.7 -0.1

1 to 9 employees

726 800 725 745 815 70 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.6 0.3

10 to 49 employees

2,026 1,577 1,595 1,622 1,584 -38 4.7 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 -0.1

50 to 249 employees

1,780 1,759 1,584 1,596 1,520 -76 4.7 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.0 -0.2

250 to 999 employees

717 777 787 728 773 45 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.9 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

359 358 317 308 263 -45 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.1 -0.4

5,000 or more employees

63 54 67 60 65 5 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 0.1

QUITS

Total private

3,684 3,453 3,319 3,237 3,189 -48 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 0.0

1 to 9 employees

371 502 453 483 516 33 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.3 0.2

10 to 49 employees

1,393 1,070 1,118 1,076 1,096 20 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 0.1

50 to 249 employees

1,223 1,113 1,049 1,051 929 -122 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.5 -0.3

250 to 999 employees

452 511 477 424 454 30 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.3 0.1

1,000 to 4,999 employees

203 225 179 164 153 -11 2.3 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.8 -0.1

5,000 or more employees

41 32 44 40 40 0 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 -0.1

LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES

Total private

1,774 1,570 1,462 1,508 1,507 -1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0

1 to 9 employees

309 226 240 179 231 52 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.2

10 to 49 employees

581 409 348 445 353 -92 1.3 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.9 -0.2

50 to 249 employees

507 572 466 480 528 48 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.1

250 to 999 employees

228 240 271 268 287 19 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

136 110 121 123 91 -32 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.1 -0.3

5,000 or more employees

14 13 16 14 16 2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0

OTHER SEPARATIONS

Total private

212 302 294 315 324 9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

1 to 9 employees

46 73 31 83 67 -16 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.1

10 to 49 employees

52 98 129 101 134 33 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1

50 to 249 employees

50 75 70 65 64 -1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

250 to 999 employees

36 26 39 37 32 -5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

1,000 to 4,999 employees

19 24 17 22 19 -3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

5,000 or more employees

8 8 8 7 9 2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0

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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024