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	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,552	6,384	6,188	5,828	6,198	370	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.4	0.3
1 to 9 employees	1,072	1,112	1,194	1,060	1,046	-14	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.6	4.6	0.0
10 to 49 employees	2,082	1,909	1,926	1,841	1,998	157	4.8	4.4	4.5	4.4	4.6	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,928	1,878	1,760	1,740	1,802	62	4.6	4.2	4.1	4.0	4.2	0.2
250 to 999 employees	799	857	691	612	707	95	4.0	4.6	3.8	3.2	3.9	0.7
1,000 to 4,999 employees	449	441	431	403	449	46	5.0	5.2	5.0	4.5	4.8	0.3
5,000 or more employees	224	187	185	173	196	23	4.3	4.3	4.0	3.7	4.1	0.4
HIRES
Total private	4,883	4,846	4,739	4,961	4,976	15	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.7	0.0
1 to 9 employees	764	667	648	660	733	73	3.7	3.1	2.8	3.0	3.4	0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,531	1,613	1,532	1,689	1,841	152	3.7	3.9	3.8	4.3	4.4	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,585	1,627	1,568	1,666	1,480	-186	3.9	3.8	3.8	4.0	3.6	-0.4
250 to 999 employees	661	613	647	612	563	-49	3.5	3.4	3.7	3.3	3.2	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	255	261	270	257	278	21	3.0	3.3	3.3	3.0	3.1	0.1
5,000 or more employees	86	64	73	77	82	5	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,924	4,768	4,718	4,864	4,773	-91	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	747	615	654	646	564	-82	3.6	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.6	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	1,604	1,577	1,648	1,494	1,707	213	3.9	3.8	4.0	3.8	4.1	0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,574	1,659	1,479	1,664	1,529	-135	3.9	3.9	3.6	4.0	3.7	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	642	603	604	730	651	-79	3.4	3.4	3.4	4.0	3.7	-0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	280	254	268	270	266	-4	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.1	3.0	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	77	59	64	60	56	-4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.2	-0.1
QUITS
Total private	3,023	2,796	2,945	3,045	2,955	-90	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.2	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	498	292	347	341	265	-76	2.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.2	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	944	938	1,025	1,029	1,170	141	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.6	2.8	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,000	1,046	1,017	1,120	1,001	-119	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.4	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	392	363	372	383	344	-39	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	147	126	148	139	144	5	1.7	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.6	0.0
5,000 or more employees	42	32	36	33	32	-1	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,658	1,788	1,581	1,598	1,558	-40	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	210	292	254	237	205	-32	1.0	1.4	1.1	1.1	0.9	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	572	581	551	392	464	72	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.1	0.1
50 to 249 employees	518	572	425	504	481	-23	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	228	217	220	326	281	-45	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.8	1.6	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	103	107	110	119	110	-9	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.3	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	26	19	21	20	16	-4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	243	184	192	221	260	39	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	39	31	53	68	94	26	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.1
10 to 49 employees	88	57	71	73	73	0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	55	41	37	41	47	6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	22	24	12	21	25	4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	30	22	11	12	12	0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
5,000 or more employees	9	8	7	7	8	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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Last Modified Date: March 13, 2026