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
Establishment size class	Sept. 2023	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024(p)	Change from: Aug. 2024 - Sept. 2024(p)	Sept. 2023	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024(p)	Change from: Aug. 2024 - Sept. 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	8,342	6,894	6,839	6,912	6,626	-286	5.9	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.7	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	1,968	1,497	1,520	1,540	1,393	-147	8.4	6.2	6.4	6.5	5.8	-0.7
10 to 49 employees	2,346	2,051	1,913	2,045	1,996	-49	5.3	4.5	4.3	4.6	4.4	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	2,232	1,784	1,859	1,841	1,809	-32	5.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	0.0
250 to 999 employees	983	846	873	827	772	-55	5.2	4.4	4.4	4.1	4.0	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	563	473	431	417	425	8	6.1	5.6	5.2	4.8	4.8	0.0
5,000 or more employees	250	243	244	242	230	-12	5.4	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.7	-0.3
HIRES
Total private	5,488	4,900	5,068	5,067	5,211	144	4.1	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	0.1
1 to 9 employees	855	792	753	856	870	14	4.0	3.5	3.4	3.9	3.8	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,669	1,650	1,697	1,598	1,707	109	4.0	3.8	4.0	3.7	4.0	0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,800	1,451	1,542	1,530	1,586	56	4.6	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	749	618	664	696	644	-52	4.1	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	330	294	319	299	314	15	3.8	3.7	4.1	3.6	3.7	0.1
5,000 or more employees	84	95	93	88	88	0	1.9	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,220	4,776	4,972	4,847	4,890	43	3.9	3.5	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
1 to 9 employees	782	742	660	618	768	150	3.7	3.3	3.0	2.8	3.4	0.6
10 to 49 employees	1,673	1,600	1,805	1,656	1,717	61	4.0	3.7	4.3	3.9	4.0	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,702	1,455	1,420	1,492	1,456	-36	4.3	3.8	3.6	3.9	3.8	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	721	629	725	725	598	-127	4.0	3.4	3.8	3.8	3.2	-0.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	278	278	284	285	278	-7	3.2	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.3	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	65	73	77	71	72	1	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.5	0.0
QUITS
Total private	3,411	3,048	3,056	2,999	2,881	-118	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	400	465	295	345	367	22	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.6	1.6	0.0
10 to 49 employees	1,252	1,139	1,183	1,081	1,094	13	3.0	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.5	0.0
50 to 249 employees	1,144	902	969	961	863	-98	2.9	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.2	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	424	347	404	419	363	-56	2.3	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.0	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	152	152	159	151	151	0	1.8	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.8	0.0
5,000 or more employees	39	43	46	42	44	2	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,526	1,479	1,627	1,589	1,775	186	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
1 to 9 employees	307	231	312	230	377	147	1.4	1.0	1.4	1.0	1.7	0.7
10 to 49 employees	336	377	516	477	558	81	0.8	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
50 to 249 employees	490	488	388	470	513	43	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	266	253	291	278	205	-73	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.1	-0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	109	109	96	115	104	-11	1.3	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.2	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	18	21	23	20	18	-2	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	283	249	288	259	234	-25	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	75	46	52	44	25	-19	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	85	83	106	98	65	-33	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	68	65	63	61	81	20	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	30	29	30	28	30	2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	18	17	29	19	24	5	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.1
5,000 or more employees	8	10	8	9	10	1	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.

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