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. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)
JOB OPENINGS
Total private	7,521	7,162	6,634	6,860	6,667	-193	5.3	5.0	4.7	4.8	4.7	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	1,656	1,526	1,407	1,233	1,245	12	7.3	6.5	6.0	5.3	5.2	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,891	2,155	2,002	2,150	2,051	-99	4.6	4.9	4.5	5.1	4.8	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	2,189	1,959	1,825	2,005	1,868	-137	5.2	4.8	4.6	4.7	4.6	-0.1
250 to 999 employees	987	821	807	815	824	9	4.7	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	547	478	387	443	472	29	5.7	5.1	4.3	4.9	4.9	0.0
5,000 or more employees	251	222	206	213	208	-5	5.0	4.5	4.1	4.1	4.0	-0.1
HIRES
Total private	5,277	4,961	4,998	5,000	5,046	46	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
1 to 9 employees	733	706	695	828	833	5	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.8	3.7	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,780	1,674	1,787	1,551	1,603	52	4.5	4.0	4.2	3.8	4.0	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,645	1,547	1,525	1,611	1,578	-33	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	708	676	647	670	674	4	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.5	3.5	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	331	283	265	261	273	12	3.7	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.0	0.0
5,000 or more employees	80	75	79	80	84	4	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	0.1
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
Total private	5,146	4,757	4,731	4,959	4,915	-44	3.8	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.6	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	698	749	569	744	743	-1	3.3	3.4	2.6	3.4	3.3	-0.1
10 to 49 employees	1,682	1,535	1,603	1,574	1,544	-30	4.3	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.8	-0.1
50 to 249 employees	1,711	1,536	1,567	1,607	1,600	-7	4.3	3.9	4.1	4.0	4.1	0.1
250 to 999 employees	690	592	638	662	681	19	3.4	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.5	0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	299	280	278	293	279	-14	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.4	3.1	-0.3
5,000 or more employees	66	65	76	79	68	-11	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.6	1.4	-0.2
QUITS
Total private	3,276	2,850	2,899	3,078	2,998	-80	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.2	-0.1
1 to 9 employees	443	423	304	528	336	-192	2.1	1.9	1.4	2.4	1.5	-0.9
10 to 49 employees	1,164	922	1,021	954	1,040	86	3.0	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.6	0.2
50 to 249 employees	1,054	950	1,013	1,005	1,040	35	2.6	2.4	2.7	2.5	2.7	0.2
250 to 999 employees	416	355	377	394	386	-8	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
1,000 to 4,999 employees	162	162	145	153	158	5	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.7	-0.1
5,000 or more employees	38	38	39	44	38	-6	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
LAYOFFS AND DISCHARGES
Total private	1,594	1,657	1,573	1,596	1,692	96	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	191	251	245	155	398	243	0.9	1.2	1.1	0.7	1.7	1.0
10 to 49 employees	437	557	483	533	419	-114	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.0	-0.3
50 to 249 employees	593	517	484	533	492	-41	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
250 to 999 employees	241	207	228	238	267	29	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.4	0.2
1,000 to 4,999 employees	114	106	107	110	96	-14	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.1	-0.2
5,000 or more employees	18	18	26	26	20	-6	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	-0.1
OTHER SEPARATIONS
Total private	275	249	260	285	225	-60	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
1 to 9 employees	64	74	20	61	9	-52	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.0	-0.3
10 to 49 employees	81	56	99	86	84	-2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
50 to 249 employees	64	68	70	69	69	0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
250 to 999 employees	33	30	34	29	28	-1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
1,000 to 4,999 employees	23	12	26	29	25	-4	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
5,000 or more employees	11	8	11	10	10	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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