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	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	8,864	7,903	7,894	7,397	7,174	-223	6.3	5.6	5.5	5.2	5.0	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	1,652	1,898	1,828	1,516	1,717	201	7.1	8.1	7.9	6.7	7.2	0.5
10 to 49 employees	2,601	2,173	2,035	2,144	2,182	38	5.6	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.6	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	2,521	2,015	2,241	2,002	1,773	-229	6.0	5.0	5.3	4.9	4.4	-0.5
250 to 999 employees	1,215	1,024	983	920	840	-80	6.7	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.6	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	590	545	551	562	425	-137	7.4	5.8	5.7	6.0	5.4	-0.6
5,000 or more employees	285	248	258	253	236	-17	7.0	5.0	4.9	5.0	5.1	0.1
HIRES
Total private	5,567	5,309	5,382	5,232	5,272	40	4.2	3.9	4.0	3.9	3.9	0.0
1 to 9 employees	811	821	810	886	804	-82	3.8	3.8	3.8	4.2	3.6	-0.6
10 to 49 employees	1,823	1,672	1,781	1,741	1,844	103	4.1	4.1	4.5	4.2	4.1	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,763	1,660	1,664	1,539	1,530	-9	4.5	4.4	4.2	4.0	4.0	0.0
250 to 999 employees	781	750	714	669	687	18	4.6	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.9	0.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	311	324	331	319	313	-6	4.2	3.7	3.6	3.6	4.2	0.6
5,000 or more employees	78	82	81	79	95	16	2.1	1.7	1.6	1.6	2.2	0.6
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,217	5,124	5,203	5,000	5,011	11	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.7	3.7	0.0
1 to 9 employees	803	789	735	737	693	-44	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.1	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,724	1,672	1,691	1,742	1,729	-13	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.2	3.8	-0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,643	1,580	1,738	1,528	1,570	42	4.2	4.2	4.4	3.9	4.1	0.2
250 to 999 employees	731	754	689	650	680	30	4.3	3.7	3.5	3.4	3.9	0.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	259	263	280	271	264	-7	3.5	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.6	0.5
5,000 or more employees	57	66	70	72	75	3	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.7	0.2
QUITS
Total private	3,417	3,251	3,330	3,231	3,291	60	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.4	0.0
1 to 9 employees	445	508	477	485	478	-7	2.1	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.2	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,204	1,114	1,157	1,172	1,209	37	2.7	2.7	2.9	2.8	2.7	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,137	991	1,077	993	1,010	17	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.6	0.0
250 to 999 employees	433	440	417	391	397	6	2.6	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.3	0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	163	157	161	148	150	2	2.2	1.8	1.8	1.7	2.0	0.3
5,000 or more employees	35	41	41	42	46	4	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.1	0.2
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,537	1,527	1,592	1,511	1,432	-79	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
1 to 9 employees	272	226	209	214	160	-54	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.7	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	427	397	444	493	409	-84	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.9	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	471	523	588	450	492	42	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.2	1.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	274	279	234	231	253	22	1.6	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.4	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	78	85	99	103	99	-4	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	0.1
5,000 or more employees	15	17	18	18	19	1	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	263	346	281	258	288	30	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	86	55	49	37	56	19	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
10 to 49 employees	94	160	89	77	110	33	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	35	67	73	85	68	-17	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	24	35	39	28	30	2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	18	21	20	19	15	-4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	8	9	11	11	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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