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	Apr. 2023	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Apr. 2023	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	9,562	7,232	7,714	6.7	5.1	5.4
1 to 9 employees	1,899	1,403	1,932	8.2	6.3	8.1
10 to 49 employees	2,882	2,054	2,427	6.2	4.7	5.1
50 to 249 employees	2,718	2,005	1,892	6.5	4.9	4.7
250 to 999 employees	1,228	930	839	6.8	4.6	4.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	562	579	403	7.1	6.2	5.2
5,000 or more employees	274	260	221	6.8	5.1	4.8
HIRES
Total private	5,918	4,810	5,621	4.5	3.6	4.2
1 to 9 employees	1,028	795	991	4.8	3.8	4.5
10 to 49 employees	2,080	1,604	2,169	4.7	3.9	4.8
50 to 249 employees	1,783	1,470	1,518	4.6	3.8	4.0
250 to 999 employees	715	595	616	4.2	3.1	3.5
1,000 to 4,999 employees	253	280	253	3.5	3.2	3.4
5,000 or more employees	58	66	75	1.5	1.4	1.7
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,310	4,418	5,038	4.0	3.3	3.7
1 to 9 employees	847	637	710	4.0	3.1	3.2
10 to 49 employees	1,869	1,448	1,880	4.3	3.5	4.2
50 to 249 employees	1,620	1,413	1,531	4.1	3.7	4.0
250 to 999 employees	699	602	631	4.1	3.1	3.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	227	252	221	3.1	2.9	3.0
5,000 or more employees	49	65	65	1.3	1.4	1.5
QUITS
Total private	3,582	2,915	3,421	2.7	2.2	2.5
1 to 9 employees	470	428	492	2.2	2.1	2.2
10 to 49 employees	1,370	992	1,387	3.1	2.4	3.1
50 to 249 employees	1,144	950	1,000	2.9	2.5	2.6
250 to 999 employees	417	359	368	2.5	1.9	2.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	149	147	132	2.0	1.7	1.8
5,000 or more employees	32	39	43	0.8	0.8	1.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,471	1,272	1,331	1.1	1.0	1.0
1 to 9 employees	289	179	157	1.4	0.9	0.7
10 to 49 employees	408	383	383	0.9	0.9	0.9
50 to 249 employees	442	389	463	1.1	1.0	1.2
250 to 999 employees	257	217	235	1.5	1.1	1.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	65	90	79	0.9	1.0	1.1
5,000 or more employees	10	15	13	0.3	0.3	0.3
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	257	231	286	0.2	0.2	0.2
1 to 9 employees	89	31	61	0.4	0.1	0.3
10 to 49 employees	90	73	110	0.2	0.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	34	74	68	0.1	0.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	24	27	28	0.1	0.1	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	14	15	11	0.2	0.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	7	12	8	0.2	0.2	0.2
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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