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	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,307	6,792	6,723	6,420	6,461	41	4.5	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.5	0.0
1 to 9 employees	1,204	1,491	1,428	1,384	1,430	46	5.3	6.3	6.1	5.9	5.7	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,977	1,965	1,975	1,812	1,968	156	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.1	4.4	0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,693	1,748	1,776	1,728	1,602	-126	3.9	4.1	4.2	3.9	3.8	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	804	831	839	788	729	-59	4.1	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.1	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	452	530	495	485	491	6	5.4	5.9	5.6	5.7	5.8	0.1
5,000 or more employees	176	226	211	223	241	18	4.1	4.8	5.0	5.1	5.3	0.2
HIRES
Total private	4,908	4,888	4,909	5,016	4,758	-258	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	826	707	630	659	700	41	3.8	3.2	2.9	3.0	3.0	0.0
10 to 49 employees	1,523	1,438	1,769	1,640	1,631	-9	3.7	3.4	4.2	3.9	3.9	0.0
50 to 249 employees	1,611	1,705	1,520	1,736	1,559	-177	3.8	4.2	3.7	4.1	3.9	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	615	652	655	626	540	-86	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.2	-0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	266	291	253	262	248	-14	3.4	3.4	3.0	3.3	3.1	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	67	95	83	94	80	-14	1.6	2.1	2.1	2.3	1.9	-0.4
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,855	4,715	4,930	5,002	4,731	-271	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	700	692	645	668	563	-105	3.3	3.1	2.9	3.0	2.4	-0.6
10 to 49 employees	1,518	1,462	1,714	1,743	1,504	-239	3.7	3.5	4.0	4.2	3.6	-0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,646	1,599	1,595	1,629	1,727	98	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.3	0.4
250 to 999 employees	659	589	648	606	609	3	3.5	3.3	3.6	3.5	3.6	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	266	299	268	285	255	-30	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.6	3.2	-0.4
5,000 or more employees	67	75	60	69	73	4	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.7	0.0
QUITS
Total private	2,954	2,845	2,969	3,022	2,866	-156	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	353	401	371	311	286	-25	1.6	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.2	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	972	850	1,009	1,139	938	-201	2.4	2.0	2.4	2.7	2.2	-0.5
50 to 249 employees	1,044	1,030	1,013	1,011	1,099	88	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.7	0.3
250 to 999 employees	410	376	398	368	368	0	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	138	151	141	152	131	-21	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.9	1.6	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	37	37	37	41	44	3	0.9	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.0
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,696	1,596	1,676	1,700	1,582	-118	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	325	238	202	305	192	-113	1.5	1.1	0.9	1.4	0.8	-0.6
10 to 49 employees	459	525	628	506	470	-36	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.2	1.1	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	560	493	503	540	577	37	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1
250 to 999 employees	216	182	220	214	214	0	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	114	129	106	115	110	-5	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
5,000 or more employees	22	28	16	20	20	0	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	205	274	285	279	283	4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	22	52	71	53	85	32	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2
10 to 49 employees	87	86	77	98	97	-1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	42	75	79	78	51	-27	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	33	31	31	24	27	3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	13	19	20	18	15	-3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	8	10	6	8	8	0	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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