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	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	7,162	6,457	6,871	6,665	6,451	-214	5.0	4.5	4.8	4.7	4.5	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	1,526	1,215	1,381	1,217	1,271	54	6.5	5.4	5.8	5.5	5.3	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	2,155	1,987	2,094	1,957	1,983	26	4.9	4.6	4.7	4.5	4.5	0.0
50 to 249 employees	1,959	1,871	1,907	1,966	1,860	-106	4.8	4.2	4.4	4.3	4.3	0.0
250 to 999 employees	821	771	828	881	698	-183	4.1	4.0	4.6	4.7	3.9	-0.8
1,000 to 4,999 employees	478	444	467	456	450	-6	5.1	5.3	5.5	5.2	5.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	222	170	193	188	189	1	4.5	3.9	4.3	4.3	4.1	-0.2
HIRES
Total private	4,961	4,805	5,021	5,027	4,832	-195	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.5	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	706	704	696	666	662	-4	3.2	3.3	3.1	3.2	2.9	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	1,674	1,612	1,642	1,672	1,568	-104	4.0	3.9	3.9	4.1	3.7	-0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,547	1,583	1,727	1,713	1,636	-77	4.0	3.7	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.1
250 to 999 employees	676	595	641	650	646	-4	3.6	3.2	3.7	3.6	3.7	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	283	242	247	258	247	-11	3.2	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.0	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	75	69	69	68	72	4	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,757	4,781	4,898	4,743	4,789	46	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5	0.0
1 to 9 employees	749	714	826	617	683	66	3.4	3.4	3.7	3.0	3.0	0.0
10 to 49 employees	1,535	1,612	1,443	1,504	1,682	178	3.7	3.9	3.4	3.7	4.0	0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,536	1,540	1,659	1,713	1,488	-225	3.9	3.6	4.0	3.9	3.6	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	592	647	658	603	611	8	3.1	3.5	3.8	3.4	3.5	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	280	204	257	245	254	9	3.2	2.6	3.2	2.9	3.1	0.2
5,000 or more employees	65	64	56	61	71	10	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.1
QUITS
Total private	2,850	2,908	2,918	2,800	2,999	199	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	423	349	401	316	364	48	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.5	1.6	0.1
10 to 49 employees	922	1,047	890	903	1,049	146	2.2	2.5	2.1	2.2	2.5	0.3
50 to 249 employees	950	1,012	1,087	1,057	1,034	-23	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.4	2.5	0.1
250 to 999 employees	355	351	378	364	376	12	1.9	1.9	2.2	2.0	2.2	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	162	115	133	125	137	12	1.8	1.4	1.7	1.5	1.7	0.2
5,000 or more employees	38	34	29	34	39	5	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,657	1,644	1,702	1,754	1,612	-142	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	251	312	333	268	273	5	1.2	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.2	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	557	472	461	531	565	34	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.0
50 to 249 employees	517	486	526	615	421	-194	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.0	-0.4
250 to 999 employees	207	276	254	217	224	7	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.3	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	106	77	108	104	106	2	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.1
5,000 or more employees	18	21	19	20	24	4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	249	228	278	189	177	-12	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
1 to 9 employees	74	54	91	32	46	14	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.0
10 to 49 employees	56	92	92	70	68	-2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	68	42	45	41	33	-8	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	30	21	27	22	11	-11	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	12	12	15	16	12	-4	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	8	9	8	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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