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	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,119	5,828	6,488	6,197	6,143	-54	4.3	4.1	4.6	4.4	4.3	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	1,027	1,060	1,213	787	961	174	4.8	4.6	5.3	3.5	4.3	0.8
10 to 49 employees	1,900	1,841	2,063	2,036	1,926	-110	4.4	4.4	4.8	4.7	4.5	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,692	1,740	1,817	1,884	1,781	-103	4.0	4.0	4.2	4.5	4.3	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	811	612	745	791	787	-4	4.0	3.2	4.0	4.2	4.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	466	403	453	467	447	-20	5.1	4.5	5.0	4.9	4.5	-0.4
5,000 or more employees	224	173	197	232	241	9	4.2	3.7	4.4	4.8	4.5	-0.3
HIRES
Total private	4,997	4,961	5,026	4,567	5,236	669	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.9	0.5
1 to 9 employees	734	660	735	646	758	112	3.6	3.0	3.4	3.0	3.5	0.5
10 to 49 employees	1,777	1,689	1,856	1,522	1,563	41	4.3	4.3	4.5	3.7	3.8	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,461	1,666	1,510	1,449	1,861	412	3.6	4.0	3.6	3.6	4.6	1.0
250 to 999 employees	669	612	576	597	650	53	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.5	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	266	257	273	277	314	37	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.3	0.3
5,000 or more employees	90	77	78	76	89	13	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.8	0.2
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,943	4,864	4,820	4,697	5,065	368	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.7	0.2
1 to 9 employees	673	646	563	677	706	29	3.3	2.9	2.6	3.1	3.3	0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,849	1,494	1,713	1,498	1,703	205	4.5	3.8	4.2	3.6	4.2	0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,406	1,664	1,540	1,541	1,604	63	3.5	4.0	3.7	3.8	4.0	0.2
250 to 999 employees	666	730	675	659	665	6	3.4	4.0	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	271	270	273	258	301	43	3.1	3.1	3.1	2.8	3.2	0.4
5,000 or more employees	78	60	56	64	87	23	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.7	0.3
QUITS
Total private	3,266	3,045	2,952	2,867	2,997	130	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	413	341	266	351	374	23	2.0	1.5	1.2	1.6	1.7	0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,309	1,029	1,164	956	1,051	95	3.2	2.6	2.8	2.3	2.6	0.3
50 to 249 employees	960	1,120	992	1,003	996	-7	2.4	2.7	2.4	2.5	2.5	0.0
250 to 999 employees	390	383	357	380	378	-2	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	149	139	143	142	161	19	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.7	0.2
5,000 or more employees	44	33	30	36	35	-1	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,494	1,598	1,591	1,637	1,794	157	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
1 to 9 employees	243	237	209	294	274	-20	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.3	1.3	0.0
10 to 49 employees	478	392	473	482	554	72	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.4	0.2
50 to 249 employees	394	504	487	486	539	53	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	251	326	290	256	260	4	1.3	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	101	119	114	102	125	23	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.1	1.3	0.2
5,000 or more employees	26	20	17	18	42	24	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.4
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	184	221	277	193	274	81	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	17	68	88	32	57	25	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2
10 to 49 employees	62	73	76	60	98	38	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
50 to 249 employees	51	41	61	53	69	16	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
250 to 999 employees	24	21	28	24	26	2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	21	12	15	14	14	0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	8	7	9	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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