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	Mar. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023(p)	Change from: Feb. 2023 - Mar. 2023(p)	Mar. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023(p)	Change from: Feb. 2023 - Mar. 2023(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	11,009	10,126	9,536	8,959	8,541	-418	7.8	7.1	6.7	6.3	6.0	-0.3
1 to 9 employees	1,751	1,818	1,906	1,654	1,421	-233	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.2	5.7	-1.5
10 to 49 employees	3,093	3,188	2,934	2,918	2,744	-174	7.7	7.0	6.4	6.1	6.0	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	3,363	2,953	2,653	2,436	2,422	-14	7.8	7.4	6.6	6.2	6.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	1,769	1,235	1,102	1,038	1,037	-1	8.5	6.4	6.0	5.8	5.6	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	733	634	647	625	611	-14	7.9	6.6	7.0	7.0	7.2	0.2
5,000 or more employees	299	298	294	289	305	16	6.8	6.8	7.0	6.5	6.2	-0.3
HIRES
Total private	6,191	5,809	5,917	5,754	5,752	-2	4.8	4.4	4.5	4.3	4.3	0.0
1 to 9 employees	794	800	885	874	1,094	220	3.8	3.7	4.0	4.1	4.6	0.5
10 to 49 employees	1,834	1,912	1,923	1,978	1,901	-77	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	0.0
50 to 249 employees	2,157	1,858	1,880	1,743	1,638	-105	5.4	5.0	5.0	4.7	4.4	-0.3
250 to 999 employees	949	804	831	766	743	-23	5.0	4.5	4.8	4.5	4.3	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	376	362	327	321	305	-16	4.4	4.0	3.8	3.9	3.9	0.0
5,000 or more employees	80	73	72	72	72	0	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.6	-0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,797	5,502	5,557	5,506	5,591	85	4.5	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.2	0.1
1 to 9 employees	711	826	705	714	854	140	3.4	3.8	3.2	3.4	3.6	0.2
10 to 49 employees	1,726	1,923	1,966	2,008	1,903	-105	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.5	0.0
50 to 249 employees	2,045	1,594	1,753	1,654	1,760	106	5.1	4.3	4.7	4.5	4.8	0.3
250 to 999 employees	922	723	731	730	676	-54	4.8	4.0	4.2	4.3	3.9	-0.4
1,000 to 4,999 employees	326	375	342	334	334	0	3.8	4.2	4.0	4.1	4.2	0.1
5,000 or more employees	67	61	59	66	65	-1	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.4	-0.2
QUITS
Total private	4,201	3,858	3,681	3,785	3,639	-146	3.2	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	571	566	394	478	448	-30	2.7	2.6	1.8	2.2	1.9	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	1,316	1,403	1,395	1,412	1,273	-139	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.0	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,456	1,142	1,194	1,178	1,212	34	3.6	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	604	458	452	468	455	-13	3.2	2.6	2.6	2.8	2.6	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	211	248	207	208	210	2	2.5	2.8	2.4	2.5	2.7	0.2
5,000 or more employees	44	41	39	41	41	0	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,313	1,378	1,630	1,475	1,732	257	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
1 to 9 employees	83	206	259	156	341	185	0.4	1.0	1.2	0.7	1.4	0.7
10 to 49 employees	329	440	507	525	565	40	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
50 to 249 employees	527	382	507	429	494	65	1.3	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.3	0.1
250 to 999 employees	264	235	229	246	209	-37	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.2	-0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	97	103	115	104	109	5	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
5,000 or more employees	14	12	12	16	16	0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	-0.1
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	283	266	246	246	220	-26	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	57	54	52	81	66	-15	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	81	80	64	71	66	-5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	62	70	53	47	54	7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
250 to 999 employees	54	30	50	17	12	-5	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	19	24	20	23	15	-8	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	9	8	8	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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