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	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,634	6,871	6,665	6,227	5,804	-423	4.7	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.1	-0.3
1 to 9 employees	1,407	1,381	1,217	1,225	1,143	-82	6.0	5.8	5.5	5.5	4.7	-0.8
10 to 49 employees	2,002	2,094	1,957	1,910	1,767	-143	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.2	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,825	1,907	1,966	1,780	1,750	-30	4.6	4.4	4.3	4.0	4.0	0.0
250 to 999 employees	807	828	881	693	581	-112	4.0	4.6	4.7	3.6	3.2	-0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	387	467	456	435	387	-48	4.3	5.5	5.2	4.9	4.3	-0.6
5,000 or more employees	206	193	188	183	176	-7	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.0	3.9	-0.1
HIRES
Total private	4,998	5,021	5,027	4,826	4,978	152	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.7	0.2
1 to 9 employees	695	696	666	668	701	33	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.0	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,787	1,642	1,672	1,553	1,707	154	4.2	3.9	4.1	3.8	4.2	0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,525	1,727	1,713	1,601	1,646	45	4.0	4.1	3.9	3.7	4.0	0.3
250 to 999 employees	647	641	650	662	580	-82	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.3	-0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	265	247	258	268	268	0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.1	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	79	69	68	74	76	2	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.8	0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,731	4,898	4,743	4,855	4,932	77	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
1 to 9 employees	569	826	617	641	676	35	2.6	3.7	3.0	3.1	2.9	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,603	1,443	1,504	1,738	1,571	-167	3.8	3.4	3.7	4.3	3.9	-0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,567	1,659	1,713	1,524	1,635	111	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.5	3.9	0.4
250 to 999 employees	638	658	603	620	714	94	3.3	3.8	3.4	3.4	4.0	0.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	278	257	245	262	276	14	3.2	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	76	56	61	70	60	-10	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.4	-0.2
QUITS
Total private	2,899	2,918	2,800	3,034	3,029	-5	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	304	401	316	358	339	-19	1.4	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.5	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,021	890	903	1,060	1,093	33	2.4	2.1	2.2	2.6	2.7	0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,013	1,087	1,057	1,047	1,055	8	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.5	0.1
250 to 999 employees	377	378	364	385	370	-15	1.9	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	145	133	125	145	140	-5	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.6	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	39	29	34	40	33	-7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,573	1,702	1,754	1,626	1,696	70	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	245	333	268	235	277	42	1.1	1.5	1.3	1.1	1.2	0.1
10 to 49 employees	483	461	531	604	406	-198	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.0	-0.5
50 to 249 employees	484	526	615	436	544	108	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.3	0.3
250 to 999 employees	228	254	217	223	324	101	1.2	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.8	0.6
1,000 to 4,999 employees	107	108	104	106	125	19	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.5	0.2
5,000 or more employees	26	19	20	22	20	-2	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	260	278	189	194	207	13	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	20	91	32	47	60	13	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
10 to 49 employees	99	92	70	74	72	-2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	70	45	41	41	37	-4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	34	27	22	12	20	8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	26	15	16	11	11	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0
5,000 or more employees	11	8	7	8	6	-2	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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