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	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,367	6,188	5,828	6,488	6,181	-307	4.5	4.4	4.1	4.6	4.4	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	1,109	1,194	1,060	1,213	902	-311	5.1	4.9	4.6	5.3	3.8	-1.5
10 to 49 employees	1,939	1,926	1,841	2,063	2,073	10	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.8	4.7	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,844	1,760	1,740	1,817	1,733	-84	4.4	4.1	4.0	4.2	4.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	797	691	612	745	741	-4	4.0	3.8	3.2	4.0	4.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	461	431	403	453	489	36	4.9	5.0	4.5	5.0	4.9	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	217	185	173	197	244	47	4.1	4.0	3.7	4.4	4.8	0.4
HIRES
Total private	4,903	4,739	4,961	5,026	4,523	-503	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.3	-0.4
1 to 9 employees	757	648	660	735	682	-53	3.7	2.8	3.0	3.4	3.0	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,563	1,532	1,689	1,856	1,550	-306	3.8	3.8	4.3	4.5	3.7	-0.8
50 to 249 employees	1,581	1,568	1,666	1,510	1,369	-141	3.9	3.8	4.0	3.6	3.6	0.0
250 to 999 employees	647	647	612	576	565	-11	3.4	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	262	270	257	273	282	9	2.9	3.3	3.0	3.1	3.0	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	93	73	77	78	75	-3	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.5	-0.3
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	4,950	4,718	4,864	4,820	4,657	-163	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.4	-0.2
1 to 9 employees	753	654	646	563	663	100	3.7	2.9	2.9	2.6	2.9	0.3
10 to 49 employees	1,560	1,648	1,494	1,713	1,500	-213	3.8	4.0	3.8	4.2	3.5	-0.7
50 to 249 employees	1,603	1,479	1,664	1,540	1,523	-17	4.0	3.6	4.0	3.7	4.0	0.3
250 to 999 employees	670	604	730	675	643	-32	3.5	3.4	4.0	3.7	3.7	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	280	268	270	273	262	-11	3.1	3.3	3.1	3.1	2.8	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	83	64	60	56	66	10	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
QUITS
Total private	2,957	2,945	3,045	2,952	2,795	-157	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.1	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	353	347	341	266	360	94	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.6	0.4
10 to 49 employees	968	1,025	1,029	1,164	940	-224	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.8	2.2	-0.6
50 to 249 employees	1,059	1,017	1,120	992	954	-38	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.4	2.5	0.1
250 to 999 employees	382	372	383	357	363	6	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.1	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	154	148	139	143	141	-2	1.7	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.5	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	40	36	33	30	37	7	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,781	1,581	1,598	1,591	1,653	62	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	389	254	237	209	262	53	1.9	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.2
10 to 49 employees	519	551	392	473	494	21	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	479	425	504	487	514	27	1.2	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	260	220	326	290	257	-33	1.4	1.2	1.8	1.6	1.5	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	101	110	119	114	107	-7	1.1	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.1	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	32	21	20	17	19	2	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	213	192	221	277	210	-67	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	11	53	68	88	40	-48	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.2	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	73	71	73	76	67	-9	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	65	37	41	61	54	-7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	29	12	21	28	24	-4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	25	11	12	15	15	0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	10	7	7	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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