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	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	6,346	6,157	6,792	6,723	6,536	-187	4.5	4.4	4.8	4.7	4.6	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	1,221	905	1,491	1,428	1,421	-7	5.4	4.1	6.3	6.1	5.7	-0.4
10 to 49 employees	1,886	1,940	1,965	1,975	1,902	-73	4.4	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,834	1,814	1,748	1,776	1,722	-54	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.2	4.0	-0.2
250 to 999 employees	773	829	831	839	766	-73	4.0	4.1	4.5	4.4	4.3	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	449	442	530	495	510	15	5.3	4.6	5.9	5.6	5.8	0.2
5,000 or more employees	182	227	226	211	215	4	4.3	4.5	4.8	5.0	5.2	0.2
HIRES
Total private	4,994	5,217	4,888	4,909	5,027	118	3.7	3.9	3.6	3.6	3.7	0.1
1 to 9 employees	760	777	707	630	724	94	3.5	3.6	3.2	2.9	3.1	0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,630	1,521	1,438	1,769	1,643	-126	4.0	3.8	3.4	4.2	4.0	-0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,673	1,852	1,705	1,520	1,670	150	4.0	4.6	4.2	3.7	4.1	0.4
250 to 999 employees	591	687	652	655	624	-31	3.2	3.5	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	268	293	291	253	274	21	3.4	3.2	3.4	3.0	3.3	0.3
5,000 or more employees	72	87	95	83	92	9	1.7	1.8	2.1	2.1	2.3	0.2
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,111	5,065	4,715	4,930	5,022	92	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.7	0.1
1 to 9 employees	729	753	692	645	713	68	3.4	3.5	3.1	2.9	3.0	0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,717	1,605	1,462	1,714	1,738	24	4.2	4.0	3.5	4.0	4.2	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,717	1,619	1,599	1,595	1,602	7	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0
250 to 999 employees	599	703	589	648	609	-39	3.2	3.6	3.3	3.6	3.5	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	285	300	299	268	293	25	3.6	3.3	3.5	3.2	3.5	0.3
5,000 or more employees	63	85	75	60	67	7	1.5	1.8	1.7	1.5	1.7	0.2
QUITS
Total private	3,077	2,986	2,845	2,969	3,046	77	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	401	383	401	371	359	-12	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.5	-0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,073	975	850	1,009	1,125	116	2.6	2.4	2.0	2.4	2.7	0.3
50 to 249 employees	1,111	1,024	1,030	1,013	995	-18	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	323	409	376	398	371	-27	1.8	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	136	159	151	141	159	18	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.9	0.2
5,000 or more employees	33	35	37	37	38	1	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,762	1,811	1,596	1,676	1,681	5	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	282	304	238	202	298	96	1.3	1.4	1.1	0.9	1.3	0.4
10 to 49 employees	530	550	525	628	506	-122	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.2	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	549	528	493	503	530	27	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	248	263	182	220	212	-8	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	130	126	129	106	116	10	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.4	0.1
5,000 or more employees	21	39	28	16	20	4	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.1
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	272	269	274	285	294	9	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	46	66	52	71	57	-14	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	114	80	86	77	107	30	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
50 to 249 employees	57	67	75	79	78	-1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	27	30	31	31	26	-5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	18	15	19	20	19	-1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
5,000 or more employees	9	11	10	6	8	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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