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	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,517	6,197	6,157	6,792	6,794	2	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.8	4.8	0.0
1 to 9 employees	1,310	787	905	1,491	1,359	-132	5.7	3.5	4.1	6.3	5.2	-1.1
10 to 49 employees	1,788	2,036	1,940	1,965	2,063	98	4.1	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.7	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,998	1,884	1,814	1,748	1,808	60	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.1	4.3	0.2
250 to 999 employees	762	791	829	831	838	7	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.5	4.7	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	454	467	442	530	511	-19	5.5	4.9	4.6	5.9	5.8	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	204	232	227	226	215	-11	4.6	4.8	4.5	4.8	5.2	0.4
HIRES
Total private	4,988	4,567	5,217	4,888	4,811	-77	3.7	3.4	3.9	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	722	646	777	707	680	-27	3.3	3.0	3.6	3.2	2.8	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,530	1,522	1,521	1,438	1,696	258	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.4	4.0	0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,781	1,449	1,852	1,705	1,481	-224	4.2	3.6	4.6	4.2	3.7	-0.5
250 to 999 employees	620	597	687	652	610	-42	3.5	3.3	3.5	3.7	3.6	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	265	277	293	291	261	-30	3.4	3.0	3.2	3.4	3.1	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	70	76	87	95	81	-14	1.7	1.6	1.8	2.1	2.1	0.0
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,922	4,697	5,065	4,715	4,777	62	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.5	0.0
1 to 9 employees	625	677	753	692	627	-65	2.9	3.1	3.5	3.1	2.6	-0.5
10 to 49 employees	1,553	1,498	1,605	1,462	1,655	193	3.7	3.6	4.0	3.5	3.9	0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,742	1,541	1,619	1,599	1,543	-56	4.1	3.8	4.0	3.9	3.9	0.0
250 to 999 employees	623	659	703	589	608	19	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.3	3.6	0.3
1,000 to 4,999 employees	309	258	300	299	278	-21	3.9	2.8	3.3	3.5	3.3	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	71	64	85	75	66	-9	1.7	1.4	1.8	1.7	1.7	0.0
QUITS
Total private	3,096	2,867	2,986	2,845	2,882	37	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
1 to 9 employees	396	351	383	401	340	-61	1.8	1.6	1.8	1.8	1.4	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	967	956	975	850	988	138	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.0	2.4	0.4
50 to 249 employees	1,182	1,003	1,024	1,030	1,012	-18	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0
250 to 999 employees	355	380	409	376	369	-7	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	158	142	159	151	136	-15	2.0	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.6	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	36	36	35	37	37	0	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,572	1,637	1,811	1,596	1,623	27	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	172	294	304	238	222	-16	0.8	1.3	1.4	1.1	0.9	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	488	482	550	525	595	70	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
50 to 249 employees	511	486	528	493	449	-44	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.1	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	245	256	263	182	213	31	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	131	102	126	129	121	-8	1.7	1.1	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
5,000 or more employees	25	18	39	28	23	-5	0.6	0.4	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	254	193	269	274	272	-2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	57	32	66	52	65	13	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1
10 to 49 employees	97	60	80	86	72	-14	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	49	53	67	75	82	7	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	23	24	30	31	26	-5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	20	14	15	19	21	2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
5,000 or more employees	9	9	11	10	6	-4	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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